Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 20, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- S.J.Res. 51 (105th) A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact entered into between the States of…
- S. 857 (105th) A bill for the relief of Roma Salobrit.
- S.Con.Res. 120 (105th) A concurrent resolution to redesignate the United States Capitol Police headquarters building located at 119 D Street, Northeast…
- S.J.Res. 41 (105th) A joint resolution approving the location of a Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in the Nation's Capital.
- S. 336 (105th) A bill to convert certain excepted service positions in the United States Fire Administration to competitive service positions, and for…
- S.Con.Res. 7 (105th) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Federal retirement cost-of-living adjustments should not be delayed.
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.