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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Freedom From Government Competition Act of 1997

H.R. 716Introduced Feb 12, 1997Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. John Duncan R-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 24, 1998 — Joint Hearings Held with the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia.

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

69 cosponsors — 67 Republicans, 2 Democrats

3 of 69 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Cooksey (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Porter Goss (R-FL), Ralph Hall (R-TX), J. Hastert (R-IL), Doc Hastings (R-WA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Wally Herger (R-CA), Van Hilleary (R-TN), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Christopher John (D-LA), Scott Klug (R-WI) and 39 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Duncan.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-2 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.