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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Fairness in the Workplace Commission Act

H.R. 2997Introduced Nov 9, 1997Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Kennedy D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 10, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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

41 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 40 Democrats

0 of 41 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Howard Berman (D-CA), David Bonior (D-MI), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Carson (D-IN), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI), John LaFalce (D-NY), John Lewis (D-GA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Carrie Meek (D-FL), George Miller (D-CA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), John Olver (D-MA), Major Owens (D-NY) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Kennedy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-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.