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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Federal No Frills Prisons Act of 1997

H.R. 816Introduced Feb 25, 1997Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Castle R-DE
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 5, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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

33 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 4 Democrats

5 of 33 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Bill Archer (R-TX), James Barcia (D-MI), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Dave Camp (R-MI), Charles Canady (R-FL), John Cooksey (R-LA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Mark Foley (R-FL), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), George Gekas (R-PA), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Porter Goss (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), James Greenwood (R-PA), Van Hilleary (R-TN), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Peter King (R-NY), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Scott Klug (R-WI), William Lipinski (D-IL), Dan Miller (R-FL), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Bob Ney (R-OH), Glenn Poshard (D-IL), Bob Riley (R-AL), Ed Royce (R-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and 3 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Castle.

Sponsor’s state and district

Delaware in Congress · DE at-large 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.