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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To reimburse an individual who is the subject of an independent counsel's investigation and is indicted but found not guilty for attorneys' fees.

H.R. 943Introduced Mar 2, 1999Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Thompson D-MS
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 24, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

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

23 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 22 Democrats

1 of 23 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Robert Brady (D-PA), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Peter King (R-NY), John LaFalce (D-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Major Owens (D-NY), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Martin Sabo (D-MN), Robert Scott (D-VA), Karen Thurman (D-FL), Albert Wynn (D-MD).

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.