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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Genetic Privacy and Nondiscrimination Act of 1997

H.R. 2198Introduced Jul 17, 1997Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Cliff Stearns R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 30, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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

53 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 24 Democrats

24 of 53 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), Charles Canady (R-FL), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), George Gekas (R-PA), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Wally Herger (R-CA), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Rick Lazio (R-NY), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), William Luther (D-MN), Bill McCollum (R-FL), John McHugh (R-NY), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Carrie Meek (D-FL) and 23 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cliff Stearns.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-6 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.