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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act of 1997

H.R. 1839Introduced Jun 10, 1997Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. Rick White R-WA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 13, 1997 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1839.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1839, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

102 cosponsors — 61 Republicans, 41 Democrats

42 of 102 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), John Baldacci (D-ME), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Charles Bass (R-NH), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Bob Clement (D-TN), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), John Duncan (R-TN), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Chet Edwards (D-TX) and 72 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rick White.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-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.