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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to provide that volunteer public safety personnel shall be excused from jury service upon individual request.

H.R. 3999Introduced Feb 24, 1988Policy area: Law
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 29, 1988 — Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

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

33 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 17 Democrats

15 of 33 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Jack Davis (R-IL), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Frank Horton (R-NY), Jack Kemp (R-NY), Donald Lukens (R-OH), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Bob McEwen (R-OH), Raymond McGrath (R-NY), Constance Morella (R-MD), Major Owens (D-NY), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Claude Pepper (D-FL), Charles Price (D-IL), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Bill Schuette (R-MI), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Stephen Solarz (D-NY) and 3 more.

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.