House bill · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-533
Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988
Became law on Oct 25, 1988.
Sponsor: Rep. John LaFalce D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 14, 1988
- Committee actionAug 10, 1988
- Passed HouseOct 3, 1988 · 389–7
- Passed SenateOct 11, 1988 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesOct 12, 1988
- To the PresidentOct 21, 1988
- Became lawOct 25, 1988
Latest action: Oct 25, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-533.
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
126 cosponsors — 37 Republicans, 88 Democrats, 1 independent
36 of 126 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Jim Bates (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), James Bilbray (D-NV), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Corinne Boggs (D-LA), Don Bonker (D-WA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), Silvio Conte (R-MA), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), George Crockett (D-MI), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Don Edwards (D-CA), Mickey Edwards (R-OK) and 96 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John LaFalce.
- H.R. 4174 (100th) Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendment Act of 1988
- H.R. 2166 (100th) A bill to amend The Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.
- H.R. 3392 (100th) Corporation for Small Business Investment Charter Act
- H.R. 1854 (100th) Small Business Trade Competitiveness and Innovation Act
- H.R. 5432 (100th) Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Recapitalization Amendments of 1988
- H.R. 3718 (100th) A bill to authorize the refinancing of certain small business debentures, and for other purposes.
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.