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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to prevent the rejection of contracts, whether executory or not, that provide hospitalization and health benefits to current or former employees of the debtor.

H.R. 761Introduced Jan 27, 1987Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Sponsor: Rep. James Traficant D-OH
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 10, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

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

26 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 25 Democrats

1 of 26 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), Earl Hutto (D-FL), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI), Peter Kostmayer (D-PA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Austin Murphy (D-PA), Mary Oakar (D-OH), James Olin (D-VA), Major Owens (D-NY), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Gus Savage (D-IL), James Scheuer (D-NY), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Doug Walgren (D-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Traficant.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress

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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.