House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 26, 2000
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 10, 2000 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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
56 cosponsors — 56 Democrats
0 of 56 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Joe Baca (D-CA), Brian Baird (D-WA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI) and 26 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Melvin Watt.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.