House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to enable certain United States flag vessels to engage temporarily in trade within the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 10, 1988
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- Passed House—
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Latest action: Jul 2, 1988 — Executive Comment Received From AID.
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 — 16 Republicans, 20 Democrats
16 of 36 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.
Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), Jack Davis (R-IL), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Frank Horton (R-NY), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Robert Kastenmeier (D-WI), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI), Delbert Latta (R-OH), Lynn Martin (R-IL), Bob McEwen (R-OH), Jan Meyers (R-KS), Jim Moody (D-WI), Henry Nowak (D-NY), Mary Oakar (D-OH), James Oberstar (D-MN), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Tom Petri (R-WI), John Porter (R-IL), Carl Pursell (R-MI), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Toby Roth (R-WI), Martin Sabo (D-MN), James Slattery (D-KS) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Obey.
- H.R. 4637 (100th) Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989
- H.R. 3884 (100th) A bill to rescind certain budget authority recommended in P.L. 100-202.
- H.J.Res. 88 (100th) A joint resolution extending the time within which the President may transmit the Economic Report to the Congress.
- H.R. 3186 (100th) Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988
- H.R. 4763 (100th) Long-Term Care Assistance Act of 1988
- H.R. 455 (100th) A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to modify the price support program applicable to milk.
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.