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Senate bill · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-435

Hunger Prevention Act of 1988

S. 2560Introduced Jun 23, 1988Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Became law on Sep 19, 1988.

Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy D-VT
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 19, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-435.

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 — 17 Republicans, 41 Democrats

17 of 58 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Christopher Bond (R-MO), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), John Breaux (D-LA), 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), John Danforth (R-MO), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Robert Dole (R-KS), Pete Domenici (R-NM), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Mark Hatfield (R-OR) and 28 more.

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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.