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1. H.CON.RES.172 : Expressing the sense of Congress in support of efforts to foster friendship and cooperation between the United States and Mongolia, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 10/22/1997) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/13/1997 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2. H.RES.76 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the human rights situation in the People's Republic of China as it relates to China's position in the international community and encouraging the United States, in conjunction with other members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, to work with China to promote the improvement of human rights.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 2/25/1997) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/3/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

3. H.R.619 : To prohibit the import, export, sale, purchase, possession, transportation, acquisition, and receipt of bear viscera or products that contain or claim to contain bear viscera, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 2/5/1997) Cosponsors (142)
Committees: House Resources; House International Relations; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

4. H.R.890 : To provide for special immigrant status for certain aliens working as journalists in Hong Kong.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 2/27/1997) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/5/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

5. H.R.911 : To encourage the States to enact legislation to grant immunity from personal civil liability, under certain circumstances, to volunteers working on behalf of nonprofit organizations and governmental entities.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 3/4/1997) Cosponsors (156)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Ways and Means
House Reports: 105-101 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 5/21/1997 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 35 (Roll no. 150).

6. H.R.1422 : To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to encourage compliance with spending limits on elections for the House of Representatives and enhance the importance of individual contributions and contributions originating within congressional districts.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 4/23/1997) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight
Latest Major Action: 4/23/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

7. H.R.1548 : To suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty on Diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 5/7/1997) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/12/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

8. H.R.2095 : To provide for certain activities regarding the promotion of respect for human rights, the development of democratic government and the development of the rule of law within the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 6/26/1997) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House International Relations; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/16/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

9. H.R.2264 : Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 7/25/1997) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations; Senate Appropriations
House Reports: 105-205; Latest Conference Report: 105-390 (in Congressional Record H10210-10304)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 105-78 [GPO: Text, PDF]

10. H.R.2310 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income capital gain from the sale of a principal residence.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 7/30/1997) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/30/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

11. H.R.2356 : To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to eliminate certain provisions relating to bilingual voting requirements.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 7/31/1997) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/7/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

12. H.R.2575 : To suspend the duty on the 2,6-Dimethyl-m-Dioxan-4-ol Acetate until January 1, 2001.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 9/29/1997) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/29/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

13. H.R.2576 : To suspend the duty on B-Bromo-B-nitrostyrene until January 1, 2001.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 9/29/1997) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/17/1998 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Received from Commerce.

14. H.R.2705 : -- Private Bill; For the relief of Edwardo Reyes and Dianelita Reyes.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 10/22/1997) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/22/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

15. H.R.2857 : To suspend the duty on 2,6-Dimethyl-m-Dioxan-4-ol Acetate until January 1, 2001.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 11/6/1997) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/17/1998 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Received from Commerce.

16. H.R.2929 : To reform Social Security by creating individual Social Security retirement accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 11/8/1997) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 12/10/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

17. H.R.4274 : Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 7/20/1998) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations
House Reports: 105-635
Latest Major Action: 10/8/1998 House floor actions. Status: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4274 as unfinished business.

18. H.AMDT.227 to H.R.2107 Amendment originally sought to reduce Forest Service funding for forest road construction and reconstruction by $41.5 million and reduce from $50 million to $1 the amount to remain available for the construction of forest roads by timber purchasers. \ As amended by the Dicks amendment (A007), Forest Service funding for forest road construction and reconstruction was reduced by $5.6 million and the amount to remain available for the construction of forest roads by timber purchasers was reduced from $50 million to $25 million.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 7/10/1997) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/10/1997 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Porter amendment (A006) as amended Agreed to by recorded vote: 246 - 179 (Roll no. 263).

19. H.AMDT.460 to H.R.2358 An amendment to increase funding for the National Endowment for Democracy for projects which promote democracy in China.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 11/5/1997) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 11/5/1997 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Porter amendment (A002) Agreed to without objection.

20. H.AMDT.902 to H.R.4569 Amendment deletes language that would have repealed section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act which prohibits direct U.S. government aid to Azerbaijan.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 9/17/1998) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/17/1998 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Porter amendment (A003) Agreed to by recorded vote: 231 - 182 (Roll No. 447).

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