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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Regulatory Accountability Act of 1997

H.R. 1591Introduced May 14, 1997Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: May 23, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.

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 — 39 Republicans, 2 Democrats

3 of 41 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Bob Barr (R-GA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Gary Condit (D-CA), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Mark Foley (R-FL), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), George Gekas (R-PA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Kay Granger (R-TX), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), J. Hastert (R-IL), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Wally Herger (R-CA), John Hostettler (R-IN), Tom Latham (R-IA), Ron Lewis (R-KY), David McIntosh (R-IN), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Mike Parker (R-MS), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Joseph Pitts (R-PA) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-21 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.