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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Legal Immigrants' Fairness Act of 1997

H.R. 663Introduced Feb 10, 1997Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Carrie Meek D-FL
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-17 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.