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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

China Human Rights and Democracy Act of 1997

H.R. 2095Introduced Jun 26, 1997Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. John Porter R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 16, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

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

41 cosponsors — 28 Republicans, 13 Democrats

14 of 41 cosponsors (34%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jay Dickey (R-AR), Cal Dooley (D-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Jon Fox (R-PA), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Ralph Hall (R-TX), David Hobson (R-OH), Steve Horn (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Rick Lazio (R-NY), Sander Levin (D-MI), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Paul McHale (D-PA), Constance Morella (R-MD), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), John Peterson (R-PA), Glenn Poshard (D-IL) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Porter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-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.