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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Small Business Drought Relief Act

H.R. 5197Introduced Jul 24, 2002Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. James DeMint R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 24, 2002 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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

26 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 11 Democrats

11 of 26 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), John Baldacci (D-ME), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Henry Brown (R-SC), Richard Burr (R-NC), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Robin Hayes (R-NC), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Charles Norwood (R-GA), David Price (D-NC), Bob Riley (R-AL), John Spratt (D-SC), John Thune (R-SD), Jim Turner (D-TX), Melvin Watt (D-NC), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Frank Wolf (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James DeMint.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress · SC-4 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.