House concurrent resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Commending the recent decision of the Board of Immigration Appeal to allow Joseph Patrick Doherty to apply for political asylum in the United States and asking the Attorney General to approve Joseph Patrick Doherty's asylum request and release him on bond pending review of his application.
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Manton D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 28, 1989
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
Latest action: Mar 27, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
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
124 cosponsors — 32 Republicans, 92 Democrats
31 of 124 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Frank Annunzio (D-IL), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), George Brown (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Rod Chandler (R-WA), William Clay (D-MO), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), James Courter (R-NJ), William Coyne (D-PA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Brian Donnelly (D-MA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Chuck Douglas (R-NH), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY) and 94 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Manton.
- H.J.Res. 482 (101st) Designating March 1990 as "Irish-American Heritage Month".
- H.J.Res. 568 (101st) Designating the week beginning September 16, 1990, as "Emergency Medical Services Week".
- H.J.Res. 133 (101st) Designating the week beginning September 17, 1989, as "Emergency Medical Services Week".
- H.R. 2870 (101st) To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide a lump sum payment to public safety officers who…
- H.R. 3120 (101st) To establish permit requirements for overflows from combined storm water and sanitary sewer systems discharging into the estuarine zone…
- H.R. 2242 (101st) To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to review criminal…
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.