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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Deceptive Mailings Prevention Act of 1988

H.R. 4478Introduced Apr 28, 1988Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Frank McCloskey D-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 7, 1988 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental 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

18 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 9 Democrats

8 of 18 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.

Brian Donnelly (D-MA), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Barney Frank (D-MA), Willis Gradison (R-OH), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), Frank Horton (R-NY), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Bob McEwen (R-OH), Daniel Mica (D-FL), John Myers (R-IN), Matthew Rinaldo (R-NJ), Bill Schuette (R-MI), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Gerry Studds (D-MA), Bob Wise (D-WV).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank McCloskey.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-8 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.