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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Persian Gulf War Veterans Compensation Act of 1997

H.R. 466Introduced Jan 21, 1997Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Lane Evans D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 24, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

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

53 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 44 Democrats, 1 independent

7 of 53 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), James Barcia (D-MI), David Bonior (D-MI), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Charles Canady (R-FL), Walter Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), John Conyers (D-MI), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Gene Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Tony Hall (D-OH), W. Hefner (D-NC), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), Jesse Jackson (D-IL) and 23 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lane Evans.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-17 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.