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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2005

H.R. 697Introduced Feb 9, 2005Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Jo Ann Davis R-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 26, 2005 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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

75 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 59 Democrats, 1 independent

60 of 75 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Howard Berman (D-CA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Dan Boren (D-OK), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Charles Dent (R-PA), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Jay Inslee (D-WA), William Jefferson (D-LA) and 45 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jo Ann Davis.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-1 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.