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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to prohibit the employment of nationals from Warsaw Pact countries at United States diplomatic and consular missions in those countries.

H.R. 2144Introduced Apr 23, 1987Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. James Courter R-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: May 4, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

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

33 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 4 Democrats

5 of 33 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Dick Armey (R-TX), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), William Clinger (R-PA), Philip Crane (R-IL), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), George Darden (D-GA), Jack Davis (R-IL), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Larry Hopkins (R-KY), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Marilyn Lloyd (D-TN), Donald Lukens (R-OH), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Connie Mack (R-FL), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Raymond McGrath (R-NY), Ron Packard (R-CA), Norman Shumway (R-CA), Denny Smith (R-OR), Robert Smith (R-NH), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), Donald Sundquist (R-TN), Patrick Swindall (R-GA), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), Robert Walker (R-PA), Vin Weber (R-MN) and 3 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Courter.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-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.