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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend section 794 of title 18, United States Code, to provide more severe penalties for certain forms of espionage.

H.R. 1337Introduced Mar 2, 1987Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Ike Skelton D-MO
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 4, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

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

51 cosponsors — 31 Republicans, 20 Democrats

30 of 51 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.

Robert Badham (R-CA), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Dan Burton (R-IN), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Howard Coble (R-NC), James Courter (R-NJ), W. Daniel (D-VA), George Darden (D-GA), Jack Davis (R-IL), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Joseph DioGuardi (R-NY), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), John Hiler (R-IN), Larry Hopkins (R-KY), Earl Hutto (D-FL), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Jim Lightfoot (R-IA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Robert Livingston (R-LA) and 21 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ike Skelton.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress · MO-4 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.