House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend title 35 of the United States Code to prohibit the patenting of genetically altered or modified animals.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 5, 1987
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Latest action: Jul 13, 1988 — See H.R.4970.
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
67 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 56 Democrats
10 of 67 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Michael Andrews (D-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Dan Burton (R-IN), John Conyers (D-MI), George Crockett (D-MI), George Darden (D-GA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), Frank Horton (R-NY), James Howard (D-NJ), William Hughes (D-NJ) and 37 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Rose.
- H.R. 4063 (100th) A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to permit North Carolina and South Carolina to continue to employ 17-year old school bus drivers…
- H.Con.Res. 191 (100th) A concurrent resolution welcoming His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet on the occasion of his visit to the United States.
- H.J.Res. 339 (100th) A joint resolution designating the week beginning April 3, 1988, as "National School Psychologist Week".
- H.R. 1770 (100th) A bill to amend section 19 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2149).
- H.R. 2476 (100th) A bill concerning human rights violations in Tibet by the People's Republic of China.
- H.R. 2324 (100th) Farm Credit Borrower Relief, System Reform and Local Control Act of 1987
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.