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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Broadcast License Renewal Act of 1987

H.R. 1140Introduced Feb 19, 1987Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Tauke R-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 2, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

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

123 cosponsors — 71 Republicans, 51 Democrats, 1 independent

55 of 123 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Robert Badham (R-CA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Robert Borski (D-PA), George Brown (R-CO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), H. Callahan (R-AL), Jim Chapman (D-TX), William Clinger (R-PA), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Larry Combest (R-TX), R. Coughlin (R-PA), William Coyne (D-PA), George Darden (D-GA), Hal Daub (R-NE), Jack Davis (R-IL), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Jack Fields (R-TX), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL) and 93 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Tauke.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress · IA-2 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.