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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Voting Rights of Homeless Citizens Act of 1997

H.R. 74Introduced Jan 7, 1997Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis D-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 28, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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

71 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 69 Democrats

1 of 71 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Carson (D-IN), William Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Tony Hall (D-OH), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX) and 41 more.

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-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.