House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to prevent the mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 24, 1988
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
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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.