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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act with respect to the issuance of temporary restraining orders and injunctions in certain cases.

H.R. 241Introduced Jan 6, 1987Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Rep. Toby Roth R-WI
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Where it went

Latest action: May 3, 1988 — Favorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

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

40 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 28 Democrats, 1 independent

29 of 40 cosponsors (72%) are from the other party.

Michael Andrews (D-TX), Dick Armey (R-TX), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Silvio Conte (R-MA), W. Daniel (D-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Paul Henry (R-MI), James Howard (D-NJ), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), James Jeffords (I-VT), Robert Kastenmeier (D-WI), Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI), George Leland (D-TX), William Lipinski (D-IL), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Matthew McHugh (D-NY) and 10 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Toby Roth.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-8 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.