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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Nigeria Democracy Act

H.R. 1786Introduced Jun 4, 1997Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Payne D-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 27, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

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

62 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 52 Democrats, 1 independent

9 of 62 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Steve Chabot (R-OH), William Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Tom Lantos (D-CA) and 32 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Payne.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-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.