House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Merchant Seamen's Benefit Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 25, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 21, 1987 — Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From VA.
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
47 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 33 Democrats
14 of 47 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Don Bonker (D-WA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Robert Davis (R-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Joseph DioGuardi (R-NY), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Carroll Hubbard (D-KY), William Hughes (D-NJ), Earl Hutto (D-FL), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Walter Jones (D-NC), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Peter Kostmayer (D-PA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Jim Leach (R-IA), Norman Lent (R-NY), William Lipinski (D-IL), Chester Lott (R-MS), Michael Lowry (D-WA) and 17 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mario Biaggi.
- H.R. 1430 (100th) Merchant Marine Decorations and Medals Act
- H.J.Res. 313 (100th) A joint resolution designating the month of August 1987 as "National Child Support Enforcement Month".
- H.R. 953 (100th) A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1988 for certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation and the Federal…
- H.R. 82 (100th) A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to require vessels used to transport sewage sludge to be built in the United States.
- H.R. 300 (100th) Maritime Agreements Act
- H.R. 1546 (100th) Cancer Patients' Employment Rights Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.