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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Telecommunications Employees' Protection Act of 1987

H.R. 2828Introduced Jun 29, 1987Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Allen Swift D-WA
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 18, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.

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

99 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 90 Democrats

7 of 99 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Don Bonker (D-WA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), John Bryant (D-TX), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), William Clay (D-MO), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), George Crockett (D-MI), Jack Davis (R-IL), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Don Edwards (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Edward Feighan (D-OH), James Florio (D-NJ) and 69 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Allen Swift.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-2 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.