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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Bear Protection Act

H.R. 619Introduced Feb 5, 1997Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Rep. John Porter R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 24, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

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

142 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 99 Democrats, 1 independent

101 of 142 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), 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), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Walter Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and 112 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Porter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-10 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.