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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs.

H.R. 284Introduced Jan 6, 2005Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. John Shimkus R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 9, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

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

46 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 37 Democrats

37 of 46 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), Joe Baca (D-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Timothy Johnson (R-IL), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Ray LaHood (R-IL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Jim Marshall (D-GA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), George Miller (D-CA) and 16 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Shimkus.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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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.