House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
American Farm and Ranch Protection Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 7, 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
37 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 13 Democrats
14 of 37 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Walter Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Michael Castle (R-DE), James Clyburn (D-SC), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Phil English (R-PA), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Jon Fox (R-PA), George Gekas (R-PA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), James Greenwood (R-PA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Bob Inglis (R-SC), William Jefferson (D-LA), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Scott Klug (R-WI), John LaFalce (D-NY), John Lewis (D-GA), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Jim McCrery (R-LA), John McHugh (R-NY), Scott McInnis (R-CO), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Richard Neal (D-MA) and 7 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Amo Houghton.
- H.R. 3156 (105th) To present a congressional gold medal to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
- H.R. 1129 (105th) Microcredit for Self-Reliance Act of 1997
- H.Con.Res. 99 (105th) Expressing concern over recent events in the Republic of Sierra Leone in the wake of the recent military coup d'etat of that country's…
- H.Con.Res. 18 (105th) Congratulating the people of the Republic of Nicaragua on the success of their democratic elections held on October 20, 1996.
- H.Con.Res. 326 (105th) Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol on September 23, 1998, for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson…
- H.R. 3125 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit for 3 years.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.