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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

HOPE for Africa Act

H.R. 772Introduced Feb 23, 1999Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Jesse Jackson D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 18, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

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

74 cosponsors — 73 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 74 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

John Baldacci (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Brady (D-PA), George Brown (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), William Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Tony Hall (D-OH), Alcee Hastings (D-FL) and 44 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jesse Jackson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-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.