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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

National Institute for New Agricultural and Forestry Industrial Materials Act of 1987

H.R. 1197Introduced Feb 23, 1987Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Virginia Smith R-NE
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 15, 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

26 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 6 Democrats, 1 independent

6 of 26 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), E. Coleman (R-MO), Hal Daub (R-NE), Robert Davis (R-MI), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), Wally Herger (R-CA), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), James Jeffords (I-VT), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Jim Lightfoot (R-IA), Ron Marlenee (R-MT), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Bill Schuette (R-MI), Robert Smith (R-OR), Richard Stallings (D-ID), Arlan Stangeland (R-MN), Foto Sunia (D-AS), Thomas Tauke (R-IA), Fred Upton (R-MI), Vin Weber (R-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Virginia Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress · NE-3 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.