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House joint resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture relating to the establishment of minimal-risk regions for the introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United States.

H.J.Res. 23Introduced Feb 17, 2005Policy area: Agriculture and Food
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 16, 2005 — Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

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

47 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 39 Democrats, 1 independent

7 of 47 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), John Conyers (D-MI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Lane Evans (D-IL), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Ron Kind (D-WI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Charlie Melancon (D-LA), David Obey (D-WI), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Jon Porter (R-NV), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Denny Rehberg (R-MT) and 17 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress · SD at-large district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.