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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Stand Down Authorization Act

H.R. 566Introduced Feb 3, 1999Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Bruce Vento D-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 9, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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

109 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 96 Democrats, 1 independent

12 of 109 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), John Baldacci (D-ME), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Bob Clement (D-TN), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Pat Danner (D-MO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Dingell (D-MI), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Phil English (R-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Bob Filner (D-CA), Michael Forbes (D-NY) and 79 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Vento.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-4 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.