House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Telephone Decency Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 25, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 28, 1988 — See H.R.5.
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
172 cosponsors — 111 Republicans, 61 Democrats
64 of 172 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.
Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Bill Archer (R-TX), Robert Badham (R-CA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), James Bilbray (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Edward Boland (D-MA), E. Boulter (R-TX), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), William Broomfield (R-MI), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Beverly Byron (D-MD), H. Callahan (R-AL), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), William Clinger (R-PA), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Larry Combest (R-TX), James Cooper (D-TN), James Courter (R-NJ) and 142 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Bliley.
- H.R. 5143 (100th) District of Columbia Revenue Bond Act of 1988
- H.R. 786 (100th) Live Birth Abortion Revision Act
- H.R. 1279 (100th) A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize, with respect to certain grants to assist voluntary family planning projects…
- H.R. 1889 (100th) A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to advanced construction of highway projects, and to establish certain traffic…
- H.R. 3667 (100th) Infant Health Demonstration Act of 1987
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.