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Senate bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Poverty Reduction and Prevention Act

S. 1786Introduced Oct 28, 2003Policy area: Social Welfare
Sponsor: Sen. Lamar Alexander R-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 11, 2004 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1786.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1786, last updated July 21, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

27 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 17 Democrats, 2 independents

19 of 27 cosponsors (70%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), John Sununu (R-NH), George Voinovich (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Lamar Alexander.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee 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.