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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act of 1997

H.R. 2363Introduced Jul 31, 1997Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Pete Sessions R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 8, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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

68 cosponsors — 64 Republicans, 4 Democrats

5 of 68 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Mac Collins (R-GA), Larry Combest (R-TX), Merrill Cook (R-UT), John Cooksey (R-LA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Pat Danner (D-MO), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), David Dreier (R-CA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Jon Fox (R-PA), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Kay Granger (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), J. Hastert (R-IL) and 38 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pete Sessions.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-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.