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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to provide that restrictions may be applied to family planning programs that receive United States assistance only to the extent that the same restrictions apply to domestic family planning programs funded under title X of the Public Health Service Act.

H.R. 4270Introduced Mar 29, 1988Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Chester Atkins D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 29, 1988 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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

77 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 60 Democrats, 1 independent

17 of 77 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Don Bonker (D-WA), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Rod Chandler (R-WA), George Crockett (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Don Edwards (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Edward Feighan (D-OH), James Florio (D-NJ), Barney Frank (D-MA), William Frenzel (R-MN), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), William Gray (D-PA), S. Green (R-NY) and 47 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chester Atkins.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-5 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.