House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Give Surviving Spouses of Veterans a Chance to Remarry Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 20, 1997
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 25, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
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
29 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 26 Democrats
3 of 29 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Martin Frost (D-TX), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Jay Johnson (D-WI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), William Lipinski (D-IL), Thomas Manton (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Mike Parker (R-MS), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Steven Schiff (R-NM), Victor Snyder (D-AR), John Spratt (D-SC), Ted Strickland (D-OH), Karen Thurman (D-FL), John Tierney (D-MA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Filner.
- H.Res. 106 (105th) Designating minority membership on certain standing committees of the House.
- H.R. 165 (105th) Military Survivors Equity Act of 1997
- H.J.Res. 65 (105th) To commemorate the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez.
- H.R. 1215 (105th) To amend the chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to extend the civil service retirement provisions of such chapter which…
- H.R. 168 (105th) Veterans Entrepreneurship Promotion Act of 1997
- H.R. 1721 (105th) Church Insurance Protection Act
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.