Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Torture Victim Protection Act of 1987
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 24, 1987
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- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Apr 6, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
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
14 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 10 Democrats
10 of 14 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.
Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Cohen (R-ME), Alan Cranston (D-CA), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), John Kerry (D-MA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Terry Sanford (D-NC), Robert Stafford (R-VT), Timothy Wirth (D-CO).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter.
- S.J.Res. 143 (100th) A joint resolution to designate April 1988, as "Fair Housing Month".
- S.Res. 487 (100th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to limiting the sale of arms to nations in the Mideast.
- S.J.Res. 107 (100th) A joint resolution to designate April 1987, as "Fair Housing Month".
- S. 714 (100th) A bill to recognize the organization known as the Montford Point Marine Association, Incorporated.
- S.J.Res. 371 (100th) A joint resolution designating October 1988 as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month".
- S. 703 (100th) Pornography Victims Protection Act of 1987
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.