PORKEROpen the app

House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to reserve 25 percent of obligations under certain Federal construction contracts for local contractors.

H.R. 1874Introduced Mar 31, 1987Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Solomon Ortiz D-TX
Open in Bill Explorer →

Where it went

Latest action: Apr 2, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation.

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

Open in Bill Explorer →

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.