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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Defense Savings Act

H.R. 1583Introduced Mar 12, 1987Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Dick Armey R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 17, 1988 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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

115 cosponsors — 85 Republicans, 30 Democrats

31 of 115 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.

Michael Andrews (D-TX), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Robert Badham (R-CA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Joe Barton (R-TX), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), William Broomfield (R-MI), George Brown (R-CO), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), H. Callahan (R-AL), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Richard Cheney (R-WY), James Clarke (D-NC), Larry Craig (R-ID), Philip Crane (R-IL), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), Jack Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Joseph DioGuardi (R-NY), Robert Dornan (R-CA) and 85 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dick Armey.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-26 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.