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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Veterans Benefits Check Protection Act

H.R. 2457Introduced Sep 11, 1997Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Franks R-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 11, 1997 — Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

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

56 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 46 Democrats, 1 independent

47 of 56 cosponsors (84%) are from the other party.

John Baldacci (D-ME), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Bob Clement (D-TN), Gary Condit (D-CA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Phil English (R-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Harold Ford (D-TN), Jon Fox (R-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Gene Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and 26 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Franks.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-7 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.