House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 12, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 24, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
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
91 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 89 Democrats
2 of 91 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), John Baldacci (D-ME), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), David Bonior (D-MI), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Jim Davis (D-FL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA) and 61 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carrie Meek.
- H.R. 4052 (105th) To establish designations for United States Postal Service buildings located in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, Carol City, and Miami, Florida.
- H.R. 1111 (105th) Lupus Research and Care Amendments of 1997
- H.R. 776 (105th) Decennial Census Improvement Act of 1997
- H.R. 663 (105th) Legal Immigrants' Fairness Act of 1997
- H.R. 2154 (105th) To provide for food stamp eligibility for aliens who were receiving supplemental security income benefits on August 22, 1996, or aliens…
- H.R. 662 (105th) Naturalization of Older Persons Act of 1997
Sponsor’s state and district
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.