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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

USDA Accountability and Equity Act of 1997

H.R. 2185Introduced Jul 17, 1997Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Eva Clayton D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 23, 1997 — Committee Hearings Held.

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

65 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 63 Democrats

1 of 65 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), David Bonior (D-MI), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Harold Ford (D-TN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL) and 35 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eva Clayton.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-1 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.