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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Disabled Veteran's Access Act of 1997

H.R. 2224Introduced Jul 23, 1997Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Gary Ackerman D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 19, 1998 — Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

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 — 5 Republicans, 36 Democrats

4 of 41 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Julia Carson (D-IN), Mac Collins (R-GA), Pat Danner (D-MO), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Phil English (R-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Tim Holden (D-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Tom Lantos (D-CA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), David Minge (D-MN), John Olver (D-MA) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Ackerman.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-5 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.