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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act

H.R. 1868Introduced May 19, 1999Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher John D-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 18, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

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

32 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 28 Democrats

3 of 32 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Marion Berry (D-AR), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Eva Clayton (D-NC), John Cooksey (R-LA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Martin Frost (D-TX), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Baron Hill (D-IN), Van Hilleary (R-TN), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), William Jefferson (D-LA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Ken Lucas (D-KY), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), David Phelps (D-IL), Max Sandlin (D-TX), Ronnie Shows (D-MS), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), Bart Stupak (D-MI), John Tanner (D-TN), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Mike Thompson (D-CA) and 2 more.

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress

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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.