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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Ground Water Safety Act of 1987

H.R. 3174Introduced Aug 6, 1987Policy area: Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Rep. James Oberstar D-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 9, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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

46 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 40 Democrats, 1 independent

6 of 46 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Robert Borski (D-PA), Bob Clement (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), James Florio (D-NJ), Harold Ford (D-TN), William Ford (D-MI), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), Frank Guarini (D-NJ), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), James Howard (D-NJ), James Jeffords (I-VT), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Peter Kostmayer (D-PA), Michael Lowry (D-WA), Edward Markey (D-MA), Thomas McMillen (D-MD), John Miller (R-WA), Constance Morella (R-MD) and 16 more.

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-8 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.