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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To award a congressional gold medal to Gerald R. and Betty Ford.

H.R. 3506Introduced Mar 19, 1998Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Vernon Ehlers R-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 25, 1998 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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

301 cosponsors — 176 Republicans, 125 Democrats

125 of 301 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Bill Archer (R-TX), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Charles Bass (R-NH), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), David Bonior (D-MI), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Allen Boyd (D-FL) and 271 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vernon Ehlers.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-3 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.