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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food.

H.R. 765Introduced Feb 12, 1999Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Thompson D-MS
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 18, 1999 — Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

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

73 cosponsors — 41 Republicans, 32 Democrats

40 of 73 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Ed Bryant (R-TN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Bob Clement (D-TN), James Clyburn (D-SC), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Pat Danner (D-MO), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Duncan (R-TN), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Harold Ford (D-TN), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Bart Gordon (D-TN) and 43 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bennie Thompson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress · MS-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.