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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Roy Acuff.

H.R. 2538Introduced May 28, 1987Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Rep. William Boner D-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 15, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

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

45 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 28 Democrats

15 of 45 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), David Bonior (D-MI), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), James Cooper (D-TN), Jack Davis (R-IL), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Michael DeWine (R-OH), John Duncan (R-TN), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL), Harold Ford (D-TN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Frank Horton (R-NY), Edward Jones (D-TN), Walter Jones (D-NC), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Marilyn Lloyd (D-TN), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Thomas McMillen (D-MD), Bill Nichols (D-AL) and 15 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Boner.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-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.