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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Florida Coast Protection Act of 1997

H.R. 1989Introduced Jun 19, 1997Policy area: Energy
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Scarborough R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 24, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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

21 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 21 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Charles Canady (R-FL), Jim Davis (D-FL), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Mark Foley (R-FL), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), Porter Goss (R-FL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Bill McCollum (R-FL), Carrie Meek (D-FL), John Mica (R-FL), Dan Miller (R-FL), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), E. Shaw (R-FL), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Karen Thurman (D-FL), Dave Weldon (R-FL), Robert Wexler (D-FL), C. W. Young (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Scarborough.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-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.