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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to minimize the impact on state and local governments of unexpected provisions of legislation proposing the imposition of large unfunded costs on such governments, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1278Introduced Feb 26, 1987Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Doug Barnard D-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 26, 1987 — Referred to House Committee on Rules.

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

37 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 15 Democrats

22 of 37 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.

Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), John Bryant (D-TX), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), William Clinger (R-PA), Larry Craig (R-ID), George Darden (D-GA), Jack Davis (R-IL), John Duncan (R-TN), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Wally Herger (R-CA), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), John Lewis (D-GA), Lynn Martin (R-IL), Bob McEwen (R-OH), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Stephen Neal (D-NC), Bill Nichols (D-AL), Howard Nielson (R-UT), Michael Oxley (R-OH), Timothy Penny (D-MN), John Porter (R-IL), Richard Ray (D-GA), Thomas Ridge (R-PA), Pat Roberts (R-KS) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Doug Barnard.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-10 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.