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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Early Childhood Development Act of 1997

S. 756Introduced May 15, 1997Policy area: Families
Sponsor: Sen. John Kerry D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 15, 1997 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

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

8 cosponsors — 8 Democrats

0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Paul Wellstone (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Kerry.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts 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.