House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedDec 18, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 21, 1988 — Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
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
22 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 21 Democrats
1 of 22 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Don Edwards (D-CA), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), William Gray (D-PA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Dale Kildee (D-MI), John Lewis (D-GA), Michael Lowry (D-WA), Jan Meyers (R-KS), George Miller (D-CA), Major Owens (D-NY), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Stephen Solarz (D-NY), James Traficant (D-OH), Theodore Weiss (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Kennedy.
- H.R. 2243 (100th) A bill to designate the Federal Building located at 10 Causeway Street, Boston, Massachusetts, as the "Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal…
- H.J.Res. 513 (100th) A joint resolution to designate April 6, 1988, as "National Student-Athlete Day".
- H.R. 3891 (100th) Community Housing Partnership Act
- H.J.Res. 631 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the 1st Sunday in October of 1988 as "National Children's Day".
- H.R. 4648 (100th) Nursing Education Partnership Act
- H.R. 3432 (100th) Irish Permanent Resident Adjustment Act of 1987
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.