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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Surplus Protection Act of 1997

H.R. 2586Introduced Sep 30, 1997Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. David Minge D-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 30, 1997 — Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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

14 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 13 Democrats

1 of 14 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Marion Berry (D-AR), Gary Condit (D-CA), Jim Davis (D-FL), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Martin Frost (D-TX), Christopher John (D-LA), Ron Kind (D-WI), William Luther (D-MN), Mark Neumann (R-WI), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Max Sandlin (D-TX), John Spratt (D-SC), John Tanner (D-TN), Peter Visclosky (D-IN).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Minge.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-2 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.