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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to prevent the mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4257Introduced Mar 24, 1988Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Ridge R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 11, 1988 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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

170 cosponsors — 101 Republicans, 69 Democrats

74 of 170 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.

Dick Armey (R-TX), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Joe Barton (R-TX), Jim Bates (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), James Bilbray (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), David Bonior (D-MI), E. Boulter (R-TX), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), William Broomfield (R-MI), John Bryant (D-TX), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Beverly Byron (D-MD), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Richard Cheney (R-WY), Bob Clement (D-TN), William Clinger (R-PA), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Larry Combest (R-TX), Larry Craig (R-ID), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), George Darden (D-GA), Hal Daub (R-NE) and 140 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Ridge.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress

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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.