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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Fairness and Voluntary Arbitration Act of 1998

H.R. 2882Introduced Nov 7, 1997Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Sonny Bono R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 18, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

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

15 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 3 Democrats

4 of 15 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.

Bob Barr (R-GA), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Bob Ney (R-OH), Jim Nussle (R-IA), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Charles Schumer (D-NY), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), John Shadegg (R-AZ), Lamar Smith (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sonny Bono.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-44 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.