Senate bill · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-379
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 16, 1988
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed SenateJul 6, 1988 · 72–23
- Passed HouseJul 13, 1988 · 286–136
- To the PresidentJul 22, 1988
- Became lawAug 4, 1988
Latest action: Aug 4, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-379.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2527.
- Congress.gov noteThis bill was not signed by the President; it was sent to the Archivist of the United States unsigned. See 102 Stat. 890.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 13, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2527, 100th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/s/2527
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 13, 2022
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 30, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 13, 2022). Not every bill gets one.
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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
23 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 19 Democrats
5 of 23 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.
Brockman Adams (D-WA), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), William Bradley (D-NJ), Robert Byrd (D-WV), John Danforth (R-MO), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Albert Gore (D-TN), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), George Mitchell (D-ME), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Claiborne Pell (D-RI), William Proxmire (D-WI), Donald Riegle (D-MI), William Roth (R-DE), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Arlen Specter (D-PA), Robert Stafford (R-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Howard Metzenbaum.
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- S. 1382 (100th) Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988
- S. 1544 (100th) National Trails System Improvements Act of 1988
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.