House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-42

International Dolphin Conservation Program Act

H.R. 408Introduced Jan 9, 1997Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Became law on Aug 15, 1997.

Sponsor: Rep. Wayne Gilchrest R-MD

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 9, 1997
Committee actionApr 16, 1997
Passed HouseMay 21, 1997 · 262–166
Passed SenateJul 30, 1997 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesJul 31, 1997
To the PresidentAug 4, 1997
Became lawAug 15, 1997

Latest action: Aug 15, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-42.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 408.

Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-74,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 105-74,Part 2 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 1, 1997 ↗
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H.R. 408, 105th Congress
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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

29 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 12 Democrats

12 of 29 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Michael Castle (R-DE), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Norman Dicks (D-WA), John Dingell (D-MI), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Phil English (R-PA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Mark Foley (R-FL), Gene Green (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), John McHugh (R-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Ron Packard (R-CA), Richard Pombo (R-CA), John Porter (R-IL), Frank Riggs (R-CA), James Rogan (R-CA), David Skaggs (D-CO), Esteban Torres (D-CA), Robert Wexler (D-FL), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Wayne Gilchrest.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-1 district

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