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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

HOPE VI Program Reauthorization Act of 2002

H.R. 5499Introduced Sep 30, 2002Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Sponsor: Rep. Melvin Watt D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 15, 2002 — Received in the Senate.

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

37 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 32 Democrats

5 of 37 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Eleanor Norton (D-DC) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Melvin Watt.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-12 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.