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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Ethics in Congress Act of 1988

H.R. 4400Introduced Apr 19, 1988Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TX
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-21 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.