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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Balance the Budget First Act of 1997

H.R. 632Introduced Feb 6, 1997Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Jon Christensen R-NE
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 13, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

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

17 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 3 Democrats

4 of 17 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), James Barcia (D-MI), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Ensign (R-NV), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rick Hill (R-MT), Jay Kim (R-CA), Ron Lewis (R-KY), David Minge (D-MN), Lynn Rivers (D-MI), Mark Souder (R-IN), John Thune (R-SD), Zach Wamp (R-TN), Wes Watkins (R-OK).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jon Christensen.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress · NE-2 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.