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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Veal Calf Protection Act

H.R. 2859Introduced Jul 1, 1987Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Bennett D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: May 16, 1988 — Unfavorable 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

57 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 45 Democrats

11 of 57 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), William Broomfield (R-MI), John Conyers (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Brian Donnelly (D-MA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Frank Horton (R-NY), James Howard (D-NJ), William Hughes (D-NJ), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Tom Lantos (D-CA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Raymond McGrath (R-NY), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) and 27 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Bennett.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-3 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.