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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Stop Arming Felons (SAFe) Act

H.R. 1228Introduced Apr 8, 1997Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Gary Ackerman D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 11, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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

34 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 31 Democrats

3 of 34 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), George Brown (D-CA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Lane Evans (D-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), John Lewis (D-GA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Major Owens (D-NY), John Porter (R-IL), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D-PR), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Charles Schumer (D-NY) and 4 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Ackerman.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-5 district

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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.