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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Realistic Tests for Realistic Threats National Security Act of 1999

H.R. 2596Introduced Jul 22, 1999Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. David Vitter R-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 28, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development.

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

96 cosponsors — 93 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 96 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.

Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Larry Combest (R-TX), John Cooksey (R-LA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), James DeMint (R-SC), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Doolittle (R-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Phil English (R-PA), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), George Gekas (R-PA), Jim Gibbons (R-NV) and 66 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Vitter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-1 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.