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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Fair Trade in Meat and Pork Products Act of 1997

H.R. 723Introduced Feb 12, 1997Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. John Hostettler R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 21, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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

53 cosponsors — 37 Republicans, 16 Democrats

17 of 53 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.

Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Marion Berry (D-AR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Larry Combest (R-TX), John Cooksey (R-LA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Doolittle (R-CA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Lane Evans (D-IL), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Greg Ganske (R-IA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Kay Granger (R-TX), Wally Herger (R-CA), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Tim Holden (D-PA), William Jenkins (R-TN), Jay Johnson (D-WI), Ron Kind (D-WI), Ray LaHood (R-IL), Tom Latham (R-IA), Jim Leach (R-IA) and 23 more.

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-8 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.