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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Rural Area Revitalization Act of 1987

H.R. 1800Introduced Mar 25, 1987Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Edward Jones D-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: May 19, 1987 — 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

42 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 34 Democrats

5 of 42 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Tom Bevill (D-AL), William Boner (D-TN), George Brown (D-CA), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), E. Coleman (R-MO), Larry Combest (R-TX), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Wayne Dowdy (D-MS), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Glenn English (D-OK), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), Claude Harris (D-AL), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Jimmy Hayes (R-LA), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Jerry Huckaby (D-LA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Robert Kastenmeier (D-WI), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), John Lewis (D-GA), Marilyn Lloyd (D-TN), Matthew McHugh (D-NY), Sid Morrison (R-WA), Dave Nagle (D-IA) and 12 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Edward Jones.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-8 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.