House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Fairness for Adopting Families Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 30, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 30, 1987 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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
51 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 33 Democrats
17 of 51 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Dick Armey (R-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), George Crockett (D-MI), Robert Davis (R-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Joseph DioGuardi (R-NY), Wayne Dowdy (D-MS), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Lane Evans (D-IL), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Paul Henry (R-MI), Wally Herger (R-CA), Frank Horton (R-NY), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Peter Kostmayer (D-PA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), George Leland (D-TX), John Lewis (D-GA), Thomas Luken (D-OH), Donald Lukens (R-OH) and 21 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.