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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Marine Plastic Pollution Prevention Act of 1987

H.R. 940Introduced Feb 3, 1987Policy area: Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Rep. Gerry Studds D-MA
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts 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.