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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Interstate Commerce Freedom Act

H.R. 1577Introduced Apr 27, 1999Policy area: Law
Sponsor: Rep. John Hostettler R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: May 17, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

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 — 29 Republicans, 2 Democrats

4 of 31 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Rick Boucher (D-VA), Mac Collins (R-GA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Doolittle (R-CA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Robin Hayes (R-NC), Wally Herger (R-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Frank Mascara (D-PA), David McIntosh (R-IN), Jack Metcalf (R-WA), John Mica (R-FL), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Richard Pombo (R-CA), Bob Riley (R-AL), Mark Sanford (R-SC), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Thomas Tancredo (R-CO), Patrick Toomey (R-PA) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Hostettler.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-8 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.