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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Patent Term Restoration Act of 1997

H.R. 811Introduced Feb 25, 1997Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 14, 1997 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1444)

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

60 cosponsors — 44 Republicans, 15 Democrats, 1 independent

15 of 60 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), David Bonior (D-MI), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Gary Condit (D-CA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Pat Danner (D-MO), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Doolittle (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Mark Foley (R-FL), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), James Hansen (R-UT), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and 30 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-45 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.