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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Military Voting Rights Act of 1997

S. 278Introduced Feb 5, 1997Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. William Gramm R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 5, 1997 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.

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 — 13 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 14 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Sam Brownback (R-KS), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Donald Nickles (R-OK), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), James Thurmond (R-SC), John Warner (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. William Gramm.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas 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.