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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Landmine Elimination Act of 1997

H.R. 2459Introduced Sep 11, 1997Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Lane Evans D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 3, 1997 — Executive Comment Requested 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

192 cosponsors — 36 Republicans, 155 Democrats, 1 independent

35 of 192 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), John Baldacci (D-ME), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dave Camp (R-MI), Walter Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Michael Castle (R-DE), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Bob Clement (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI) and 162 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lane Evans.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-17 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.