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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to provide that each State must establish a workfare program, and require participation therein by all residents of the State who are receiving benefits or assistance under the aid to families with dependent children, food stamp, and public housing programs, as a condition of the State's eligibility for Federal assistance in connection with those programs.

H.R. 916Introduced Feb 2, 1987Policy area: Social Welfare
Sponsor: Rep. Arlan Stangeland R-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 13, 1988 — Provisions of Measure Incorporated Into H.R.1720.

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

75 cosponsors — 57 Republicans, 18 Democrats

18 of 75 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.

Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Robert Badham (R-CA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), E. Boulter (R-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Beverly Byron (D-MD), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Larry Combest (R-TX), Philip Crane (R-IL), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), Hal Daub (R-NE), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Robert Dornan (R-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Harris Fawell (R-IL), William Frenzel (R-MN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), James Hansen (R-UT), J. Hastert (R-IL) and 45 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Arlan Stangeland.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-7 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.