House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Food Assistance for the Homeless Act of 1987
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 6, 1987
- Committee actionFeb 25, 1987
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 4, 1987 — Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing Two Hours of General Debate; Waiving All Points of Order.
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
19 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 18 Democrats
1 of 19 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Sala Burton (D-CA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), George Crockett (D-MI), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Mike Espy (D-MS), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Tony Hall (D-OH), William Lehman (D-FL), Edward Markey (D-MA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Mary Oakar (D-OH), Leon Panetta (D-CA), Peter Rodino (D-NJ), Marge Roukema (R-NJ), Pete Stark (D-CA), James Traficant (D-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Leland.
- H.J.Res. 368 (100th) A joint resolution designating the week of November 8 through November 14, 1987, as "National Food Bank Week".
- H.R. 3592 (100th) A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to limit the rate of pay at which the Postal Service may compensate experts and consultants.
- H.R. 4984 (100th) International Health Corps Act
- H.R. 4907 (100th) Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Amendments Act of 1988
- H.R. 1855 (100th) A bill to amend the Public Service Act to extend programs for health information and health promotion.
- H.Res. 14 (100th) A resolution to establish the Select Committee on Hunger.
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.