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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Citizenship Reform Act of 1997

H.R. 7Introduced Jan 7, 1997Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Bilbray R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 22, 1997 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8984-8985)

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

70 cosponsors — 66 Republicans, 4 Democrats

6 of 70 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Bill Archer (R-TX), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Mac Collins (R-GA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Doolittle (R-CA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), John Ensign (R-NV), Mark Foley (R-FL), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Porter Goss (R-FL), James Greenwood (R-PA) and 40 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Bilbray.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-49 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.