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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of 1997

S. 492Introduced Mar 20, 1997Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Paul Sarbanes D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 20, 1997 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

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

13 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 12 Democrats

1 of 13 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Paul Sarbanes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland 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.