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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Early Childhood Development Act of 1997

S. 1309Introduced Oct 22, 1997Policy area: Families
Sponsor: Sen. John Kerry D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 22, 1997 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

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

14 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 12 Democrats

2 of 14 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Chafee (R-RI), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Carl Levin (D-MI), Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), Paul Wellstone (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Kerry.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress

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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.