House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to require a 60 percent majority vote of both Houses of Congress for passage of any bill or joint resolution making continuing appropriations.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 7, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 7, 1987 — Referred to House Committee on Rules.
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
93 cosponsors — 93 Republicans
0 of 93 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dick Armey (R-TX), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Joe Barton (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), E. Boulter (R-TX), George Brown (R-CO), Jack Buechner (R-MO), H. Callahan (R-AL), Richard Cheney (R-WY), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Howard Coble (R-NC), E. Coleman (R-MO), Larry Craig (R-ID), Philip Crane (R-IL), Jack Davis (R-IL), Robert Davis (R-MI), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Robert Dornan (R-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), William Frenzel (R-MN), Dean Gallo (R-NJ), Newt Gingrich (R-GA) and 63 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.