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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to provide for proceedings by the Federal Communications Commission regarding the assignment of a particular channel in the citizen band radio service for use by neighborhood watch programs.

H.R. 261Introduced Jan 6, 1987Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. James Traficant D-OH
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 22, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

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

26 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 19 Democrats

6 of 26 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

Charles Bennett (D-FL), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Joseph DioGuardi (R-NY), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), James Howard (D-NJ), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Sander Levin (D-MI), Thomas Luken (D-OH), Lynn Martin (R-IL), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Bob McEwen (R-OH), Bruce Morrison (D-CT), Stephen Neal (D-NC), John Porter (R-IL), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Tom Sawyer (D-OH), David Skaggs (D-CO), Lawrence Smith (D-FL), Robert Tallon (D-SC), Bruce Vento (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress

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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.