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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Diabetes Prevention Act of 1987

H.R. 3259Introduced Sep 15, 1987Policy area: Health
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 21, 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

48 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 40 Democrats

7 of 48 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Jim Bates (D-CA), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), James Bilbray (D-NV), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Jack Brooks (D-TX), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), George Crockett (D-MI), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Don Edwards (D-CA), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Frank Horton (R-NY), James Howard (D-NJ), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), John Lewis (D-GA) and 18 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Albert Bustamante.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-23 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.