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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the amount of leave time available to a Federal employee in any year in connection with serving as an organ donor, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2943Introduced Nov 8, 1997Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Elijah Cummings D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 6, 1998 — Received in the Senate.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2943.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2943, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

7 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 6 Democrats

1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Charles Canady (R-FL), Harold Ford (D-TN), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Joe Moakley (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Louise Slaughter (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-7 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.