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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To award a congressional gold medal to Francis Albert Sinatra.

H.R. 279Introduced Jan 7, 1997Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Jose Serrano D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 29, 1997 — Laid on the table. See S. 305 for further action. (consideration: CR H1941)

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

302 cosponsors — 122 Republicans, 179 Democrats, 1 independent

120 of 302 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), John Baldacci (D-ME), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), David Bonior (D-MI), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA) and 272 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jose Serrano.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-16 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.