House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized use of the names "Visiting Nurse Association", "Visiting Nurse Service", "VNA", "VNS", or "VNAA" , or the unauthorized use of the name or insignia of the Visiting Nurse Association of America.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 23, 1988
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Sep 28, 1988 — Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
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
23 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 15 Democrats
8 of 23 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), John Bryant (D-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Brian Donnelly (D-MA), James Florio (D-NJ), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Paul Henry (R-MI), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), George Leland (D-TX), Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Connie Mack (R-FL), Austin Murphy (D-PA), Claude Pepper (D-FL), Bill Schuette (R-MI), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), Fernand St Germain (D-RI), Bob Traxler (D-MI), Guy Van Der Jagt (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
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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.