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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to deny certain trade benefits to Romania unless that country recognizes and protects the fundamental human rights and freedoms of all citizens of that country, particularly Hungarian-speaking and other ethnic minorities, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1953Introduced Apr 6, 1987Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Ernest Konnyu R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 10, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

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

54 cosponsors — 41 Republicans, 13 Democrats

14 of 54 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.

Cass Ballenger (R-NC), E. Boulter (R-TX), Jim Bunning (R-KY), William Clinger (R-PA), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), Jack Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Robert Dornan (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Mike Espy (D-MS), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), S. Green (R-NY), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), J. Hastert (R-IL), Wally Herger (R-CA), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), William Hughes (D-NJ), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Jerry Lewis (R-CA) and 24 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ernest Konnyu.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-12 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.