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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Agricultural Land Preservation Act of 1997

H.R. 1763Introduced Jun 3, 1997Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Wayne Gilchrest R-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 3, 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

28 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 17 Democrats

17 of 28 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.

Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Walter Capps (D-CA), Michael Castle (R-DE), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Sam Farr (D-CA), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), John Lewis (D-GA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Bob Ney (R-OH), Ron Paul (R-TX), Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D-PR), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Gene Taylor (D-MS), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Wayne Gilchrest.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-1 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.