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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Visual Artists Rights Act of 1987

H.R. 3221Introduced Aug 7, 1987Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Edward Markey D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 4, 1988 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

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

28 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 26 Democrats

2 of 28 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Barney Frank (D-MA), Robert Garcia (D-NY), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Tom Lantos (D-CA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Michael Lowry (D-WA), Thomas McMillen (D-MD), Joe Moakley (D-MA), Jim Moody (D-WI), Robert Mrazek (D-NY), James Oberstar (D-MN), Major Owens (D-NY), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Bill Richardson (D-NM), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Louis Stokes (D-OH), Gerry Studds (D-MA), Theodore Weiss (D-NY), Charles Wilson (D-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Edward Markey.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-7 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.