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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Helping America's Disabled Veterans Act of 1997

H.R. 2820Introduced Nov 5, 1997Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Sponsor: Rep. Jay Johnson D-WI
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 26, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

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 — 4 Republicans, 22 Democrats

4 of 26 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Bob Filner (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Gene Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Tim Holden (D-PA), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Thomas Manton (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Bob Ney (R-OH), Max Sandlin (D-TX), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Bart Stupak (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Robert Wexler (D-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jay Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-8 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.