House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 12, 1998
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 20, 1998 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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
21 cosponsors — 20 Democrats, 1 independent
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Martin Frost (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Robert Scott (D-VA), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bennie Thompson.
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- H.R. 4754 (105th) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 12-month study of the effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and…
- H.R. 4782 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the dependent care tax credit refundable and to increase the amount of allowable…
- H.R. 4828 (105th) To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food.
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.