House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Marine Plastic Pollution Prevention Act of 1987
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 3, 1987
- Committee actionSep 22, 1987
- Passed HouseOct 13, 1987 · 386–14
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 19, 1988 — H.R. 3674 passed in Senate relating to this measure.
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
84 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 71 Democrats, 1 independent
12 of 84 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Corinne Boggs (D-LA), Don Bonker (D-WA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Jim Chapman (D-TX), James Clarke (D-NC), James Courter (R-NJ), George Crockett (D-MI), Robert Davis (R-MI), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Don Edwards (D-CA), Mike Espy (D-MS), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Edward Feighan (D-OH) and 54 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gerry Studds.
- H.R. 4189 (100th) Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1988
- H.R. 1467 (100th) A bill to authorize appropriations to carry out the Endangered Species Act of 1973 during fiscal years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992.
- H.R. 1841 (100th) Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Act of 1988
- H.R. 3674 (100th) United States-Japan Fishery Agreement Approval Act of 1987
- H.R. 4124 (100th) A bill to authorize appropriations to carry out the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act for fiscal years 1989 through 1991, and for…
- H.R. 4919 (100th) A bill to approve the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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.