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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

National Oceans Policy Commission Act of 1987

H.R. 1171Introduced Feb 19, 1987Policy area: Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Jones D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 30, 1987 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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

16 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 12 Democrats

4 of 16 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Robert Davis (R-MI), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), William Hughes (D-NJ), Earl Hutto (D-FL), Norman Lent (R-NY), William Lipinski (D-IL), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Owen Pickett (D-VA), Claudine Schneider (R-RI), Fernand St Germain (D-RI), Gerry Studds (D-MA), George Wortley (R-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-1 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.