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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

African Growth and Opportunity Act

H.R. 1432Introduced Apr 24, 1997Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Philip Crane R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 21, 1998 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 485.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1432.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1432, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

53 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 44 Democrats

44 of 53 cosponsors (83%) are from the other party.

Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Bob Clement (D-TN), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Jon Fox (R-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Tony Hall (D-OH), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Scott Klug (R-WI) and 23 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Philip Crane.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-8 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.