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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To close the United States Army School of the Americas.

H.R. 611Introduced Feb 5, 1997Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Kennedy D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 24, 1997 — Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

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

150 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 130 Democrats, 1 independent

19 of 150 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), John Baldacci (D-ME), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), George Brown (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Walter Capps (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), William Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), William Coyne (D-PA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Pat Danner (D-MO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and 120 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Kennedy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-8 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.