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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Budget Enforcement Act of 1997

H.R. 2003Introduced Jun 20, 1997Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 23, 1997 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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

62 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 41 Democrats

43 of 62 cosponsors (69%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Michael Castle (R-DE), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Gary Condit (D-CA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Jim Davis (D-FL), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Jay Dickey (R-AR), Cal Dooley (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), Jane Harman (D-CA), W. Hefner (D-NC), Tim Holden (D-PA), Steve Horn (R-CA), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Christopher John (D-LA), Jay Johnson (D-WI) and 32 more.

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-6 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.