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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Military Retirement Equity Act of 1997

H.R. 65Introduced Jan 7, 1997Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 3, 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

139 cosponsors — 65 Republicans, 74 Democrats

75 of 139 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), James Barcia (D-MI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), George Brown (D-CA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Charles Canady (R-FL), Walter Capps (D-CA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Bob Clement (D-TN), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Larry Combest (R-TX), Gary Condit (D-CA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA) and 109 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Bilirakis.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-9 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.