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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that Federal funds made available to hire or rehire law enforcement officers are used in a manner that produces a net gain of the number of law enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative public safety services.

H.R. 804Introduced Feb 13, 1997Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. James Traficant D-OH
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 8, 1998 — Received in the Senate.

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

7 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 5 Democrats

2 of 7 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Lipinski (D-IL), Thomas Manton (D-NY), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Karen Thurman (D-FL), Robert Underwood (D-GU).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Traficant.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress

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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.