House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 23, 1988 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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
97 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 74 Democrats, 1 independent
76 of 97 cosponsors (78%) are from the other party.
Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Thomas Carper (D-DE), James Clarke (D-NC), Howard Coble (R-NC), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), John Conyers (D-MI), Jack Davis (R-IL), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Don Edwards (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Vic Fazio (D-CA) and 67 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Porter.
- H.R. 1672 (100th) A bill for the relief of Elizabeth Palansky Surak.
- H.R. 911 (100th) Volunteer Protection Act of 1987
- H.J.Res. 282 (100th) A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1987, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".
- H.Con.Res. 310 (100th) A concurrent resolution urging the Government of Iran to respect the human rights of members of the Baha'i faith, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2880 (100th) Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Act
- H.R. 2285 (100th) A bill to require the Veterans' Administration to provide for medical examinations and counseling for overseas volunteer support personnel…
Sponsor’s state and district
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.