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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Freedom to Market Act

H.R. 212Introduced Jan 6, 1999Policy area: International Affairs
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Where it went

Latest action: May 20, 1999 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3441)

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 — 19 Republicans, 13 Democrats

13 of 32 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Jay Dickey (R-AR), Cal Dooley (D-CA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Tony Hall (D-OH), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Christopher John (D-LA), Ray LaHood (R-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), William Luther (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Jack Metcalf (R-WA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Bob Ney (R-OH), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Joseph Skeen (R-NM) and 2 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Nethercutt.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-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.