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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Small Business Rural Economic Development Act of 1988

H.R. 4409Introduced Apr 19, 1988Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Hatcher D-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 19, 1988 — Referred to House Committee on Small Business.

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

18 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 15 Democrats

2 of 18 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Doug Barnard (D-GA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Jim Chapman (D-TX), George Darden (D-GA), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Jim Jontz (D-IN), John Lewis (D-GA), Michael Lowry (D-WA), Nicholas Mavroules (D-MA), Richard Ray (D-GA), Bill Schuette (R-MI), Foto Sunia (D-AS), Robert Tallon (D-SC), Lindsay Thomas (D-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Hatcher.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-2 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.