House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to establish certain grant programs, requirements, and prohibitions for the purpose of protecting emergency response employees from infectious diseases, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 5, 1987
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Latest action: Oct 20, 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
63 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 51 Democrats
9 of 63 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Beryl Anthony (D-AR), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), James Bilbray (D-NV), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Beverly Byron (D-MD), Ben Cardin (D-MD), James Clarke (D-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), Brian Donnelly (D-MA), Don Edwards (D-CA), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Edward Feighan (D-OH), James Florio (D-NJ), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), John Hiler (R-IN), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Walter Jones (D-NC), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and 33 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.