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House bill · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-383

Civil Liberties Act of 1987

H.R. 442Introduced Jan 6, 1987Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Became law on Aug 10, 1988.

Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Foley D-WA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 6, 1987
Committee actionJun 17, 1987
Passed HouseSep 17, 1987 · 243–141
Passed SenateApr 20, 1988 · 69–27
Resolving differencesApr 27, 1988
To the PresidentAug 5, 1988
Became lawAug 10, 1988

Latest action: Aug 10, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-383.

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

166 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 135 Democrats, 1 independent

28 of 166 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Beryl Anthony (D-AR), Les Aspin (D-WI), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), James Bilbray (D-NV), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Carr (D-MI), Richard Cheney (R-WY), William Clay (D-MO), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI) and 136 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Foley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-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.