House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend Public Law 90-498 to provide for the designation of "National Hispanic Heritage Month".
Sponsor: Rep. Esteban Torres D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 6, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 17, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
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
175 cosponsors — 50 Republicans, 125 Democrats
47 of 175 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Michael Andrews (D-TX), Les Aspin (D-WI), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Robert Badham (R-CA), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Edward Boland (D-MA), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), E. Boulter (R-TX), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Dan Burton (R-IN), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Richard Cheney (R-WY), William Clay (D-MO) and 145 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Esteban Torres.
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.