Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to clarify that certain persons should not be denied status as separate persons under such Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Donald Nickles R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 26, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 26, 1987 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
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
6 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Thad Cochran (R-MS), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), James McClure (R-ID), Steven Symms (R-ID).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Donald Nickles.
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- S. 2062 (100th) State and Local Government Exemption Reaffirmation Act of 1988
- S. 200 (100th) A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to repeal the windfall profit tax on crude oil.
- S. 2152 (100th) A bill to increase the authority to transfer unobligated balances between certain accounts of the Department of Defense in order to meet…
- S. 2194 (100th) A bill to amend section 307 of the Federal Employees Retirement System Act of 1986.
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.