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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Protection Against Scams on Seniors Act of 1999

H.R. 612Introduced Feb 4, 1999Policy area: Social Welfare
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Weygand D-RI
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 1, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

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

79 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 72 Democrats, 1 independent

5 of 79 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Joe Baca (D-CA), Brian Baird (D-WA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Howard Berman (D-CA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Pat Danner (D-MO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Phil English (R-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Harold Ford (D-TN), Martin Frost (D-TX) and 49 more.

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress · RI-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.