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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Welfare-to-Work Microloan Pilot Program Act of 1997

S. 956Introduced Jun 25, 1997Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Sen. John Kerry D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 25, 1997 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business.

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

10 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 7 Democrats, 1 independent

2 of 10 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Max Cleland (D-GA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), 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.