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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Veterans Entrepreneurship Promotion Act of 1997

H.R. 168Introduced Jan 7, 1997Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Filner D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 16, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

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

20 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 16 Democrats

3 of 20 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Donna Christensen (D-VI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), James Oberstar (D-MN), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D-PR), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), H. Saxton (R-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Bart Stupak (D-MI), Jim Talent (R-MO), Robert Underwood (D-GU), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), Albert Wynn (D-MD).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Filner.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-50 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.