House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Volunteer Protection Act of 1987
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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
245 cosponsors — 137 Republicans, 108 Democrats
111 of 245 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Dick Armey (R-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Robert Badham (R-CA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Joe Barton (R-TX), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Edward Boland (D-MA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), E. Boulter (R-TX), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), William Broomfield (R-MI), George Brown (D-CA), George Brown (R-CO), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Beverly Byron (D-MD), Ben Campbell (R-CO) and 215 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Porter.
- H.R. 1672 (100th) A bill for the relief of Elizabeth Palansky Surak.
- H.J.Res. 282 (100th) A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1987, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".
- H.Con.Res. 310 (100th) A concurrent resolution urging the Government of Iran to respect the human rights of members of the Baha'i faith, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2880 (100th) Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Act
- H.R. 3010 (100th) Tropical Forest Protection Act of 1987
- H.R. 2285 (100th) A bill to require the Veterans' Administration to provide for medical examinations and counseling for overseas volunteer support personnel…
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.