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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to declare the recent Long Island brown tide contamination a disaster for purposes of providing disaster assistance under the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3792Introduced Dec 17, 1987Policy area: Emergency Management
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 22, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on SBA, and the General Economy.

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

19 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 13 Democrats

5 of 19 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Silvio Conte (R-MA), Joseph DioGuardi (R-NY), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Claude Harris (D-AL), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Norman Lent (R-NY), Sander Levin (D-MI), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Raymond McGrath (R-NY), Bruce Morrison (D-CT), Major Owens (D-NY), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Charles Schumer (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Hochbrueckner.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-1 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.