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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

American Farm and Ranch Protection Act of 1997

H.R. 195Introduced Jan 7, 1997Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Amo Houghton R-NY
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress

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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.