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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Volunteer Protection Act of 1987

H.R. 911Introduced Feb 2, 1987Policy area: Law
Sponsor: Rep. John Porter R-IL
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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

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-10 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.