House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 14, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
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
18 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 16 Democrats
1 of 18 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Ben Cardin (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), John Lewis (D-GA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Pete Stark (D-CA), Karen Thurman (D-FL), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Robert Wexler (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ken Bentsen.
- H.R. 3216 (105th) To amend the Act commonly called the "Flag Code" to add the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag should…
- H.R. 3283 (105th) Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1998
- H.R. 587 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate tax subsidies for ethanol fuel.
- H.R. 4736 (105th) Medicare Nursing and Paramedical Education Act of 1998
- H.R. 3640 (105th) Medicaid Child Eligibility Improvement Act of 1998
- H.R. 862 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a decrease in the maximum rate of tax on capital gains which is based on the length…
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.