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Senate bill · 100th Congress · Latest step: To the President

A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to permit prepayment of loans made to State and local development companies.

S. 437Introduced Feb 3, 1987Policy area: Commerce
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 31, 1988 — Pocket Vetoed by President.

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

8 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 7 Democrats

1 of 8 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Albert Gore (D-TN), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), Larry Pressler (R-SD).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Howard Metzenbaum.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio 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.