House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Ethics in Congress Act of 1988
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 19, 1988
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Apr 20, 1988 — Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
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
36 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 36 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
Michael Andrews (D-TX), Dick Armey (R-TX), Joe Barton (R-TX), Jim Bates (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), James Bilbray (D-NV), E. Boulter (R-TX), George Brown (R-CO), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Jack Davis (R-IL), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Andrew Ireland (R-FL), Donald Lukens (R-OH), Thomas McMillen (D-MD), Constance Morella (R-MD), Austin Murphy (D-PA), Howard Nielson (R-UT), Ron Packard (R-CA), Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Nick Rahall (D-WV), John Rhodes (R-AZ), E. Shaw (R-FL), Charles Stenholm (D-TX) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 2325 (100th) A bill to authorize the acceptance of a donation of land for addition to Big Bend National Park, in the State of Texas.
- H.Res. 546 (100th) A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the provisions of the Omnibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988…
- H.R. 4258 (100th) A bill to ensure the application of the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program to all agricultural labor and services.
- H.R. 4204 (100th) A bill for the relief of Alice M. Rector.
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.