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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize international disaster assistance for Jamaica to assist in alleviating the human suffering caused by Hurricane Gilbert.

H.R. 5368Introduced Sep 23, 1988Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. George Crockett D-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 26, 1988 — Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere 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

40 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 36 Democrats

4 of 40 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Don Bonker (D-WA), James Clarke (D-NC), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Don Edwards (D-CA), Mike Espy (D-MS), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Richard Gephardt (D-MO), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), William Gray (D-PA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Jack Kemp (R-NY), Peter Kostmayer (D-PA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), George Leland (D-TX), Sander Levin (D-MI), John Lewis (D-GA), Michael Lowry (D-WA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Norman Mineta (D-CA), Major Owens (D-NY) and 10 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Crockett.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-13 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.