House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Protection Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- H.R. 1834 (105th) For the relief of Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz Martinez Cruz.
- H.R. 3981 (105th) To modify the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1148 (105th) Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
- H.R. 1343 (105th) Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999
- H.R. 1344 (105th) To amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979, and for other purposes.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.