House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Home-Based Business Fairness Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 20, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 20, 1997 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
58 cosponsors — 54 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 58 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Charles Canady (R-FL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Bob Clement (D-TN), Larry Combest (R-TX), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Pat Danner (D-MO), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Porter Goss (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Kay Granger (R-TX), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Rick Hill (R-MT), Henry Hyde (R-IL) and 28 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Talent.
- H.R. 852 (105th) Paperwork Elimination Act of 1997
- H.R. 2261 (105th) Small Business Programs Reauthorization and Amendments Acts of 1997
- H.R. 3412 (105th) Year 2000 Readiness and Small Business Programs Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
- H.Res. 520 (105th) Congratulating Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals for breaking the Major League Baseball single-season home run record.
- H.R. 3110 (105th) Skilled Workforce Enhancement Act of 1998
- H.R. 2579 (105th) SAFE Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.