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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the "Death on the High Seas Act" to aviation incidents.

H.R. 2005Introduced Jun 20, 1997Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph McDade R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 21, 1998 — Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. Hearings held.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2005.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2005, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

48 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 27 Democrats

26 of 48 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Bill Archer (R-TX), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Phil English (R-PA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Harold Ford (D-TN), Jon Fox (R-PA), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), George Gekas (R-PA), Bill Goodling (R-PA), James Greenwood (R-PA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Peter King (R-NY), Ron Klink (D-PA), Rick Lazio (R-NY) and 18 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph McDade.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-10 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.