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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Indochinese Refugee Resettlement and Protection Act of 1987

H.R. 1940Introduced Apr 6, 1987Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Chester Atkins D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 30, 1987 — Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.

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

31 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 24 Democrats

6 of 31 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Robert Badham (R-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Don Edwards (D-CA), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Michael Lowry (D-WA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Norman Mineta (D-CA), Joe Moakley (D-MA), Jim Moody (D-WI), Bruce Morrison (D-CT), James Oberstar (D-MN), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Martin Sabo (D-MN), Claudine Schneider (R-RI), Gerry Sikorski (D-MN), Ike Skelton (D-MO), Stephen Solarz (D-NY), Fernand St Germain (D-RI), Bruce Vento (D-MN), Frank Wolf (R-VA) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chester Atkins.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-5 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.