House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Religious Fairness in Bankruptcy Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 6, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 12, 1998 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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
107 cosponsors — 104 Republicans, 3 Democrats
5 of 107 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Dick Armey (R-TX), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Merrill Cook (R-UT), John Cooksey (R-LA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Doolittle (R-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD) and 77 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage.
- H.R. 1842 (105th) To terminate further development and implementation of the American Heritage Rivers Initiative.
- H.R. 752 (105th) Citizen's Fair Hearing Act of 1997
- H.R. 838 (105th) To require adoption of a management plan for the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area that allows appropriate use of motorized and…
- H.R. 1371 (105th) Imported Meat Labeling Act of 1997
- H.R. 1009 (105th) States' Rights and Second and Tenth Amendment Restoration Act of 1997
- H.R. 2162 (105th) To prohibit the reintroduction of grizzly bears into the Bitterroot Ecosystem in east central Idaho.
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.