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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 30, 1988
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseOct 4, 1988 · 417–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- H.R. 4445 (100th) Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988
- H.R. 3911 (100th) Major Fraud Act of 1988
- H.R. 14 (100th) A bill to designate certain river segments in New Jersey as study rivers for potential inclusion in the national wild and scenic river…
- H.R. 5225 (100th) Health Waste Anti-Dumping Act of 1988
- H.Res. 414 (100th) A resolution expressing the condolences of the House on the death of Representative Howard of New Jersey.
- H.Res. 596 (100th) A resolution to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4445, with an amendment.
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.