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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499b) to require clear country of origin labeling on imported perishable agricultural products.

H.R. 1176Introduced Feb 19, 1987Policy area: Agriculture and Food
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 30, 1987 — 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

16 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 1 independent

10 of 16 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Robert Davis (R-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Robert Garcia (D-NY), James Jeffords (I-VT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Bill McCollum (R-FL), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), Edolphus Towns (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Alfred McCandless.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-37 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.