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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Customs Enforcement and Market Access Act of 1997

S. 646Introduced Apr 24, 1997Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Sen. Wendell Ford D-KY
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 24, 1997 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

16 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 5 Democrats

11 of 16 cosponsors (69%) are from the other party.

John Breaux (D-LA), Robert Byrd (D-WV), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Charles Robb (D-VA), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), James Thurmond (R-SC), John Warner (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Wendell Ford.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky 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.