House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Legal Immigrants' Fairness Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 10, 1997
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Feb 12, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
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
47 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 44 Democrats
2 of 47 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Howard Berman (D-CA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Walter Capps (D-CA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Martin Meehan (D-MA) and 17 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carrie Meek.
- H.R. 4052 (105th) To establish designations for United States Postal Service buildings located in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, Carol City, and Miami, Florida.
- H.R. 1111 (105th) Lupus Research and Care Amendments of 1997
- H.R. 3033 (105th) Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1997
- H.R. 776 (105th) Decennial Census Improvement Act of 1997
- H.R. 2154 (105th) To provide for food stamp eligibility for aliens who were receiving supplemental security income benefits on August 22, 1996, or aliens…
- H.R. 662 (105th) Naturalization of Older Persons Act of 1997
Sponsor’s state and district
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.