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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require that certain revenues attributable to tariffs levied on imports of textile machinery and parts thereof be applied to support research for the modernization of the American textile machinery industry.

H.R. 1624Introduced Mar 16, 1987Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. J. McMillan R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 19, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

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

6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 6 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Beverly Byron (D-MD), Howard Coble (R-NC), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Bill Nichols (D-AL), Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. J. McMillan.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-9 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.