House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Freedom From Religious Persecution Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 20, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 8, 1997 — Executive Comment Received from State.
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
105 cosponsors — 72 Republicans, 33 Democrats
35 of 105 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Julia Carson (D-IN), Tom Coburn (R-OK), John Cooksey (R-LA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Doolittle (R-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Lane Evans (D-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR) and 75 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Wolf.
- H.R. 2431 (105th) International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
- H.R. 2169 (105th) Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
- H.R. 4328 (105th) Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
- H.R. 4536 (105th) To establish a National Commission on Terrorism.
- H.R. 3614 (105th) FBI Fairness to Appeal Improvement Act
- H.R. 3583 (105th) Family Friendly Tax Relief Act of 1998
Sponsor’s state and district
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.