House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 17, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 28, 1997 — Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
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
41 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 14 Democrats, 1 independent
16 of 41 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.
Sonny Bono (R-CA), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Walter Capps (D-CA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), John Doolittle (R-CA), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Lane Evans (D-IL), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Wally Herger (R-CA), Rick Hill (R-MT), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), John McHugh (R-NY), Dan Miller (R-FL), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Charles Pickering (R-MS), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Glenn Poshard (D-IL), Ralph Regula (R-OH), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Max Sandlin (D-TX), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Nick Smith (R-MI) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage.
- H.R. 1842 (105th) To terminate further development and implementation of the American Heritage Rivers Initiative.
- H.R. 752 (105th) Citizen's Fair Hearing Act of 1997
- H.R. 838 (105th) To require adoption of a management plan for the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area that allows appropriate use of motorized and…
- H.R. 2611 (105th) Religious Fairness in Bankruptcy Act of 1997
- H.R. 1009 (105th) States' Rights and Second and Tenth Amendment Restoration Act of 1997
- H.R. 2162 (105th) To prohibit the reintroduction of grizzly bears into the Bitterroot Ecosystem in east central Idaho.
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.