House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Torture Victim Protection Act of 1988
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 4, 1987
- Committee actionJun 7, 1988
- Passed HouseOct 5, 1988 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 6, 1988 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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
110 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 91 Democrats, 1 independent
17 of 110 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Don Bonker (D-WA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), William Broomfield (R-MI), John Bryant (D-TX), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), James Clarke (D-NC), William Clay (D-MO), William Clinger (R-PA), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), George Crockett (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Don Edwards (D-CA) and 80 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.