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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Encouraging Work Act of 2003

H.R. 2047Introduced May 9, 2003Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Amo Houghton R-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: May 9, 2003 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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

30 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 17 Democrats

17 of 30 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.

Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Camp (R-MI), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Jim Davis (D-FL), John Duncan (R-TN), Phil English (R-PA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Gene Green (D-TX), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), William Jefferson (D-LA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Sander Levin (D-MI), John Lewis (D-GA), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Richard Neal (D-MA), Major Owens (D-NY), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Charles Rangel (D-NY), David Scott (D-GA), Gerald Weller (R-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Amo Houghton.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress

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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.