Encouraging and promoting greater involvement of fathers in their children's lives, especially on Father's Day.

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

28 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 27 Democrats

1 of 28 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Major Owens (D-NY), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Robert Scott (D-VA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Diane Watson (D-CA), Melvin Watt (D-NC), Albert Wynn (D-MD).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Julia Carson.

• H.R. 5604 (107th) To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 46 East Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the "Birch Bayh…
• H.R. 4590 (107th) To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Muhammad Ali in recognition of his contributions to the Nation.
• H.R. 1014 (107th) Child Handgun Injury Prevention Act
• H.R. 1300 (107th) Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2001
• H.R. 5216 (107th) National Defense Rail Act
• H.R. 2721 (107th) Arsenic-Treated Wood Mandatory Labeling Act

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress