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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to provide that the exclusion applicable under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to the employment of police officers and firefighters shall be permanent.

H.R. 1200Introduced Feb 24, 1987Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Austin Murphy D-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 16, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.

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

29 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 21 Democrats

7 of 29 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.

Charles Bennett (D-FL), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Martin Frost (D-TX), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), John Hiler (R-IN), James Howard (D-NJ), William Hughes (D-NJ), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Sander Levin (D-MI), William Lipinski (D-IL), Marilyn Lloyd (D-TN), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Raymond McGrath (R-NY), Norman Mineta (D-CA), Major Owens (D-NY), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Matthew Rinaldo (R-NJ), Marge Roukema (R-NJ), Lawrence Smith (D-FL), Pete Stark (D-CA), Esteban Torres (D-CA), James Traficant (D-OH), Howard Wolpe (D-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Austin Murphy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress

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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.