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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Character Counts for the 21st Century Act

H.R. 3681Introduced Feb 16, 2000Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Etheridge D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 16, 2000 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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

39 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 38 Democrats

1 of 39 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.

John Baldacci (D-ME), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), David Bonior (D-MI), Bob Clement (D-TN), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Tony Hall (D-OH), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), John Larson (D-CT), Ken Lucas (D-KY), William Luther (D-MN), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), David Phelps (D-IL), David Price (D-NC), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Tim Roemer (D-IN), Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D-PR) and 9 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Etheridge.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-2 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.