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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

National Forest Protection and Restoration Act of 1997

H.R. 2789Introduced Oct 31, 1997Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Cynthia McKinney D-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 25, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

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

34 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 31 Democrats

3 of 34 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), David Bonior (D-MI), George Brown (D-CA), William Clay (D-MO), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Jim Leach (R-IA), John Lewis (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), William Luther (D-MN), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Lynn Rivers (D-MI), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Charles Schumer (D-NY) and 4 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cynthia McKinney.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-4 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.