PORKEROpen the app

House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of 1997

H.R. 1166Introduced Mar 20, 1997Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Steny Hoyer D-MD
Open in Bill Explorer →

Where it went

Latest action: Mar 31, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

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

131 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 92 Democrats

38 of 131 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), John Baldacci (D-ME), James Barcia (D-MI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), George Brown (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Walter Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Bob Clement (D-TN), Gary Condit (D-CA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA) and 101 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steny Hoyer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-5 district

Open in Bill Explorer →

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.