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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to establish special fees for the ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste, and for other purpose.

H.R. 5430Introduced Sep 30, 1988Policy area: Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Rep. William Hughes D-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 4, 1988 — House Incorporated this Measure in S.2030 as an Amendment.

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

41 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 16 Democrats

25 of 41 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.

Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Thomas Carper (D-DE), James Courter (R-NJ), Robert Davis (R-MI), Joseph DioGuardi (R-NY), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Dean Gallo (R-NJ), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), S. Green (R-NY), Frank Guarini (D-NJ), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Frank Horton (R-NY), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Walter Jones (D-NC), Norman Lent (R-NY), Michael Lowry (D-WA), Thomas Manton (D-NY), David Martin (R-NY), Raymond McGrath (R-NY), Guy Molinari (R-NY), Constance Morella (R-MD), Robert Mrazek (D-NY), Henry Nowak (D-NY), Peter Rodino (D-NJ), Robert Roe (D-NJ) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Hughes.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-2 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.