S 887 — National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1997
Congress 105
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.
Sponsors
- Moseley-Braun, Carol (D, IL-S) — sponsor · 1997-06-11
- Snowe, Olympia J. (R, ME-S) — cosponsor
- Faircloth, Lauch (R, NC-S) — cosponsor
- Leahy, Patrick J. (D, VT-S) — cosponsor
- Santorum, Rick (R, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Torricelli, Robert G. (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
Action timeline
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Leahy, Patrick J. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Santorum, Rick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Snowe, Olympia J. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Faircloth, Lauch | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Torricelli, Robert G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 1997-06-11 | Moseley-Braun, Carol | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moseley-Braun, Carol (D, senate IL) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Faircloth, Lauch (R, senate NC) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Leahy, Patrick J. (D, senate VT) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Santorum, Rick (R, senate PA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Snowe, Olympia J. (R, senate ME) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Torricelli, Robert G. (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Leahy, Patrick J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Torricelli, Robert G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Snowe, Olympia J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Santorum, Rick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Faircloth, Lauch (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 1997-06-11 · sponsored by Moseley-Braun, Carol (sponsor) · sponsorship