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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Crime Does Not Pay Act of 1998

H.R. 4446Introduced Aug 6, 1998Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Bliley R-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 13, 1998 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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

34 cosponsors — 32 Republicans, 2 Democrats

3 of 34 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Joe Barton (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Mac Collins (R-GA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Phil English (R-PA), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Wally Herger (R-CA), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Scott Klug (R-WI), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Steve Largent (R-OK), John McHugh (R-NY), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Anne Northup (R-KY), Michael Oxley (R-OH), Owen Pickett (D-VA), Ed Royce (R-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Linda Smith (R-WA), Gerald Solomon (R-NY) and 4 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Bliley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-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.