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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Freedom From Religious Persecution Act of 1997

H.R. 1685Introduced May 20, 1997Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Frank Wolf R-VA
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-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.