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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reserve 25 percent of obligations under military construction contracts for local contractors.

H.R. 1873Introduced Mar 31, 1987Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Solomon Ortiz D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 23, 1987 — Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.

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

47 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 35 Democrats

10 of 47 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.

Jim Bates (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Jack Brooks (D-TX), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Jack Davis (R-IL), Robert Davis (R-MI), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Bill Grant (R-FL), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), Earl Hutto (D-FL), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), James Leath (D-TX), John Lewis (D-GA), Robert Livingston (R-LA), Marilyn Lloyd (D-TN) and 17 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Solomon Ortiz.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-27 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.