Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to expand our national telecommunications system for the benefit of the hearing-impaired, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 29, 1988
- Committee actionJun 28, 1988
- Passed SenateAug 10, 1988 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 28, 1988 — For Further Action See H.R.4992.
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
27 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 16 Democrats
16 of 27 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.
Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Thad Cochran (R-MS), John Danforth (R-MO), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Robert Dole (R-KS), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Robert Packwood (R-OR), Larry Pressler (R-SD), Donald Riegle (D-MI), Terry Sanford (D-NC), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), John Warner (R-VA), Pete Wilson (R-CA).
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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.