House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Border Security and Enforcement Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 30, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 23, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
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
21 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 16 Democrats
5 of 21 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Walter Capps (D-CA), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Martin Frost (D-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Gene Green (D-TX), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Jack Metcalf (R-WA), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Esteban Torres (D-CA), Robert Underwood (D-GU), J. Watts (R-OK).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.