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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To better regulate the transfer of firearms at gun shows.

H.R. 109Introduced Jan 6, 1999Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Rod Blagojevich D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 25, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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

31 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 28 Democrats

3 of 31 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Julia Carson (D-IN), Michael Castle (R-DE), Donna Christensen (D-VI), John Conyers (D-MI), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Harold Ford (D-TN), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), James Moran (D-VA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John Olver (D-MA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Pete Stark (D-CA), Ellen Tauscher (D-CA), Robert Underwood (D-GU), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Robert Wexler (D-FL) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rod Blagojevich.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-5 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.