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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1823Introduced Jun 5, 1997Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Weygand D-RI
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 16, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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

20 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 18 Democrats

1 of 20 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), David Bonior (D-MI), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Bob Ney (R-OH), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Victor Snyder (D-AR), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), John Tierney (D-MA).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Weygand.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress · RI-2 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.