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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To prohibit an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States from receiving assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.

H.R. 849Introduced Feb 26, 1997Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Sponsor: Rep. Ron Packard R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 20, 1997 — For Further Action See S.1258.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 849.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 849, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

25 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 25 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Mark Foley (R-FL), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), J. Hastert (R-IL), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Dan Miller (R-FL), Michael Pappas (R-NJ), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ed Royce (R-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Mark Souder (R-IN), Bob Stump (R-AZ), James Traficant (D-OH), J. Watts (R-OK).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ron Packard.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-48 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.