House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Income Equity Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
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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.