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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 17, 1987
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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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
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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.