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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Civil Rights Act of 1997

H.R. 1909Introduced Jun 17, 1997Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Canady R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 6, 1997 — Tabled by Committee by Yeas and Nays: 17-9.

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

95 cosponsors — 95 Republicans

0 of 95 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Bill Archer (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mac Collins (R-GA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), John Cooksey (R-LA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY) and 65 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Canady.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-12 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.