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Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Drought Assistance Act of 1988

S. 2631Introduced Jul 12, 1988Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy D-VT
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 20, 1988 — Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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

49 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 29 Democrats

20 of 49 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.

Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Christopher Bond (R-MO), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), John Breaux (D-LA), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), John Danforth (R-MO), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Robert Dole (R-KS), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Albert Gore (D-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), David Karnes (R-NE), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Robert Kasten (R-WI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Carl Levin (D-MI), Richard Lugar (R-IN), James McClure (R-ID), Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and 19 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy.

Sponsor’s state and district

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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.