House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Budget Enforcement Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 20, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- H.R. 629 (105th) Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act
- H.J.Res. 62 (105th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
- H.R. 1710 (105th) Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act of 1997
- H.J.Res. 111 (105th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
- H.J.Res. 52 (105th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations and the balanced budget.
- H.R. 1711 (105th) Small Business Remediation Act of 1997
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.