House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Visual Artists Rights Act of 1987
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 7, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- H.R. 5133 (100th) Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988
- H.R. 2472 (100th) A bill to provide authorization of appropriations for activities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
- H.R. 4118 (100th) Public Telecommunications Act of 1988
- H.R. 87 (100th) National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987
- H.R. 2961 (100th) Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act of 1987
- H.Res. 138 (100th) A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission should preserve the role of State…
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.