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Senate bill · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-606

Genocide Convention Implementation Act of 1987 (the Proxmire Act)

S. 1851Introduced Nov 5, 1987Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Nov 4, 1988.

Sponsor: Sen. Joseph Biden D-DE
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 4, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-606.

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

58 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 39 Democrats

19 of 58 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), John Chafee (R-RI), Lawton Chiles (D-FL), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), John Danforth (R-MO), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), David Durenberger (R-MN), Daniel Evans (R-WA), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Albert Gore (D-TN), Daniel Graham (D-FL), William Gramm (R-TX), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Mark Hatfield (R-OR), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Johnston (D-LA) and 28 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Delaware 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.