House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 28, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 169.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-137 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/137
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 169, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/169
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6492144547374f35c5dde59a69be69790fee6638d0d0d81fbd9b41b6b6878e4e
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of August 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
36 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 36 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), John Duncan (R-TN), Jo Emerson (R-MO), John Ensign (R-NV), Mark Foley (R-FL), Jon Fox (R-PA), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), David Hobson (R-OH), John Hostettler (R-IN), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Jay Kim (R-CA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Paul McHale (D-PA), David McIntosh (R-IN), Bob Ney (R-OH), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Michael Pappas (R-NJ), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Deborah Pryce (R-OH), Jack Quinn (R-NY) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Franks.
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- H.Con.Res. 80 (105th) Relating to maintaining the current standard behind the "Made in USA" label, in order to protect consumers and jobs in the United States.
- H.R. 2457 (105th) Veterans Benefits Check Protection Act
- H.R. 1972 (105th) Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act of 1997
- H.R. 2454 (105th) Social Security Check Protection Act
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.