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House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-20

Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997

H.R. 956Introduced Mar 5, 1997Policy area: Health

Became law on Jun 27, 1997.

Sponsor: Rep. Rob Portman R-OH
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 27, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-20.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 956.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of June 3, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 956, last updated June 3, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 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

55 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 28 Democrats

27 of 55 cosponsors (49%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Joe Barton (R-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), John Boehner (R-OH), David Bonior (D-MI), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Julia Carson (D-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Gary Condit (D-CA), John Conyers (D-MI), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Martin Frost (D-TX), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), J. Hastert (R-IL), Joel Hefley (R-CO), David Hobson (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and 25 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rob Portman.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-2 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.