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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Debt for Development Act of 1988

H.R. 4575Introduced May 11, 1988Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Matthew McHugh D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: May 11, 1988 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign 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

65 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 50 Democrats, 1 independent

15 of 65 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Robert Borski (D-PA), George Brown (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Rod Chandler (R-WA), William Clay (D-MO), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), George Crockett (D-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Tony Hall (D-OH), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Frank Horton (R-NY), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN) and 35 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matthew McHugh.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress

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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.