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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Telephone Decency Act

H.R. 1786Introduced Mar 25, 1987Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Bliley R-VA
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-3 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.