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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Protection Act

H.R. 94Introduced Jan 7, 1997Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Herbert Bateman R-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 31, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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

29 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 29 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.

Bill Archer (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), John Boehner (R-OH), Jim Bunning (R-KY), John Duncan (R-TN), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Wally Herger (R-CA), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Paul McHale (D-PA), John McHugh (R-NY), Bill Paxon (R-NY), Tom Petri (R-WI), Owen Pickett (D-VA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Mark Souder (R-IN), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Charles Taylor (R-NC), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), James Traficant (D-OH), Frank Wolf (R-VA), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Herbert Bateman.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-1 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.