House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide commissary and exchange benefits to certain former spouses of members of the uniformed services.
Sponsor: Rep. Owen Pickett D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 9, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 16, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Readiness.
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
41 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 30 Democrats
10 of 41 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Jack Davis (R-IL), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Wayne Dowdy (D-MS), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Don Edwards (D-CA), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), William Hughes (D-NJ), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ernest Konnyu (R-CA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), George Leland (D-TX), Sander Levin (D-MI), Bill Lowery (R-CA), Manuel Lujan (R-NM), Frank McCloskey (D-IN), Howard Nielson (R-UT) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Owen Pickett.
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.