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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Character Counts for the 21st Century Act

H.R. 228Introduced Jan 6, 2001Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Etheridge D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 2, 2001 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

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 — 5 Republicans, 18 Democrats

5 of 23 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), John Baldacci (D-ME), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), David Bonior (D-MI), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Martin Frost (D-TX), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Ken Lucas (D-KY), William Luther (D-MN), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), Dennis Moore (D-KS), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), David Price (D-NC), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), John Spratt (D-SC), Bart Stupak (D-MI), Zach Wamp (R-TN), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Frank Wolf (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Etheridge.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-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.