Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Product Liability Reform Act of 1997
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 21, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 4, 1997 — Committee on Commerce. Hearings held.
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
35 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 35 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Spencer Abraham (R-MI), A. Allard (R-CO), Sam Brownback (R-KS), John Chafee (R-RI), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Larry Craig (R-ID), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), William Gramm (R-TX), Rod Grams (R-MN), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), James Jeffords (I-VT), Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Chester Lott (R-MS), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Connie Mack (R-FL), John McCain (R-AZ), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Donald Nickles (R-OK), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Rick Santorum (R-PA) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.