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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Degradable Plastics Act of 1988

H.R. 5193Introduced Aug 10, 1988Policy area: Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Rep. Martin Lancaster D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 23, 1988 — Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.

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

37 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 27 Democrats

9 of 37 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), David Bonior (D-MI), Bob Clement (D-TN), Brian Donnelly (D-MA), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), William Gray (D-PA), Claude Harris (D-AL), J. Hastert (R-IL), Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), W. Hefner (D-NC), William Hughes (D-NJ), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Jan Meyers (R-KS), Stephen Neal (D-NC), Major Owens (D-NY), Timothy Penny (D-MN), David Price (D-NC), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Charles Rose (D-NC), Marge Roukema (R-NJ) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martin Lancaster.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-3 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.