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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Food and Nutrition Programs Protection Act of 1988

H.R. 3956Introduced Feb 17, 1988Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. James Jeffords R-VT
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 2, 1988 — Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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

40 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 24 Democrats

25 of 40 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.

Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Bob Carr (D-MI), Jim Chapman (D-TX), William Clinger (R-PA), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Larry Hopkins (R-KY), Frank Horton (R-NY), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Robert Kastenmeier (D-WI), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), David Martin (R-NY), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Henry Nowak (D-NY), James Oberstar (D-MN), David Obey (D-WI) and 10 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Jeffords.

Sponsor’s state and district

Vermont in Congress · VT at-large 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.