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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Blind Empowerment Act of 2001

H.R. 498Introduced Feb 7, 2001Policy area: Social Welfare
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Ehrlich R-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 14, 2001 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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

275 cosponsors — 115 Republicans, 159 Democrats, 1 independent

161 of 275 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Anibal Acevedo-Vila (D-PR), W. Akin (R-MO), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Baird (D-WA), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), David Bonior (D-MI), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA) and 245 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Ehrlich.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-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.