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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

ESOP Promotion Act of 1997

H.R. 1592Introduced May 14, 1997Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Cass Ballenger R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: May 14, 1997 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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

25 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 10 Democrats

10 of 25 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Charles Canady (R-FL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), Porter Goss (R-FL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Walter Jones (R-NC), Scott Klug (R-WI), Sander Levin (D-MI), William Lipinski (D-IL), Jim McCrery (R-LA), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Richard Neal (D-MA), John Olver (D-MA), Ron Paul (R-TX), Tom Petri (R-WI), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), William Thornberry (R-TX), Karen Thurman (D-FL), James Traficant (D-OH), Gerald Weller (R-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cass Ballenger.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-10 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.