House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
HOPE for Africa Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 23, 1999
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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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.
- H.R. 2391 (106th) National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities Act
- H.R. 3610 (106th) Child Care Facilities Financing Act
- H.R. 4162 (106th) Accuracy in Judicial Administration Act of 2000
- H.R. 1048 (106th) Judicial Branch Employment Nondiscrimination Act of 1999
- H.R. 1429 (106th) Anti-Redlining Insurance Disclosure Act of 1999
- H.Con.Res. 156 (106th) Expressing the sense of Congress supporting World Tibet Day.
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.