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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Chinese Student Protection Act of 1997

H.R. 2728Introduced Oct 23, 1997Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Nydia Velázquez D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 29, 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

19 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 18 Democrats

1 of 19 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Major Owens (D-NY), John Porter (R-IL), Glenn Poshard (D-IL), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Pete Stark (D-CA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Robert Underwood (D-GU), Sidney Yates (D-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nydia Velázquez.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-12 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.