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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Electronic Benefit Transfer Interoperability and Portability Act of 1999

H.R. 2709Introduced Aug 4, 1999Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Goodlatte R-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 7, 2000 — For Further Action See S.1733.

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

48 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 13 Democrats

15 of 48 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), John Baldacci (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Allen Boyd (D-FL), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Pat Danner (D-MO), James DeMint (R-SC), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Mark Green (R-WI), James Greenwood (R-PA), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Robin Hayes (R-NC), David Hobson (R-OH), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Steven Kuykendall (R-CA), Ray LaHood (R-IL) and 18 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Goodlatte.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-6 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.