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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Expansion of Portability and Health Insurance Coverage Act of 1997

H.R. 1515Introduced May 1, 1997Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Harris Fawell R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 12, 1997 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 20.

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

157 cosponsors — 137 Republicans, 20 Democrats

20 of 157 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Dick Armey (R-TX), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mac Collins (R-GA), Larry Combest (R-TX), Gary Condit (D-CA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), John Cooksey (R-LA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Christopher Cox (R-CA) and 127 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Harris Fawell.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-13 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.