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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Bill Emerson English Language Empowerment Act of 1997

H.R. 123Introduced Jan 7, 1997Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Randy Cunningham R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 31, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

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

166 cosponsors — 156 Republicans, 10 Democrats

12 of 166 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Bill Archer (R-TX), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), John Boehner (R-OH), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Bob Clement (D-TN), Howard Coble (R-NC) and 136 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Randy Cunningham.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-51 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.