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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Equity for Immigrants Act

H.R. 2597Introduced Oct 1, 1997Policy area: Social Welfare
Sponsor: Rep. Elizabeth Furse D-OR
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 6, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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

26 cosponsors — 25 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 26 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Xavier Becerra (D-CA), David Bonior (D-MI), William Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Lane Evans (D-IL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), John Lewis (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), James McGovern (D-MA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Pete Stark (D-CA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Esteban Torres (D-CA), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elizabeth Furse.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress · OR-1 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.