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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Oyster Disease Research Assistance Act

H.R. 3969Introduced Feb 18, 1988Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Royden Dyson D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 27, 1988 — Field Hearings Held in Queenstown, Maryland.

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

68 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 52 Democrats

14 of 68 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Robert Borski (D-PA), George Brown (D-CA), Beverly Byron (D-MD), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), James Cooper (D-TN), Jack Davis (R-IL), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Brian Donnelly (D-MA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Jack Fields (R-TX), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), William Ford (D-MI), Martin Frost (D-TX), Bill Grant (R-FL), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), Steve Gunderson (R-WI) and 38 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Royden Dyson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-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.