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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Income Equity Act of 1997

H.R. 687Introduced Feb 11, 1997Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Martin Sabo D-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 11, 1997 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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

59 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 56 Democrats, 1 independent

1 of 59 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.

Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), David Bonior (D-MI), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Phil English (R-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Ron Kind (D-WI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and 29 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martin Sabo.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-5 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.