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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1987

H.R. 709Introduced Jan 21, 1987Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Rep. Theodore Weiss D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 23, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.

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

73 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 67 Democrats

5 of 73 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Corinne Boggs (D-LA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Sala Burton (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), William Clay (D-MO), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), George Crockett (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Don Edwards (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Kenneth Gray (D-IL) and 43 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Theodore Weiss.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-17 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.