House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Equity for Immigrants Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 1, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- H.R. 58 (105th) Medicare Diabetes Education and Supplies Amendments of 1997
- H.Con.Res. 89 (105th) Expressing the sense of Congress that the 2004 Summer Olympic Games be held in Cape Town, South Africa.
- H.R. 1159 (105th) Children Health Insurance Access Amendments of 1997
- H.R. 1726 (105th) Children's National Security Act
- H.R. 1828 (105th) To limit the total number of political appointees allowable.
- H.R. 1826 (105th) To increase deficit-reduction assessments for participants in the Federal price support program for tobacco and to extend the period…
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.