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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Agricultural Lands Protection Act of 1997

H.R. 640Introduced Feb 6, 1997Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. John Hostettler R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 20, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources 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

30 cosponsors — 30 Republicans

0 of 30 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Larry Combest (R-TX), John Cooksey (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Doolittle (R-CA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Wally Herger (R-CA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Tom Latham (R-IA), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Jim McCrery (R-LA), John McHugh (R-NY), David McIntosh (R-IN), Ron Paul (R-TX), Frank Riggs (R-CA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ed Royce (R-CA), Nick Smith (R-MI), Mark Souder (R-IN), Todd Tiahrt (R-KS), Edward Whitfield (R-KY).

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-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.