House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Fairness for Adopting Families Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 1, 1989
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 1, 1989 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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
90 cosponsors — 40 Republicans, 50 Democrats
39 of 90 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), James Bilbray (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), George Brown (D-CA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Jerry Costello (D-IL), James Courter (R-NJ), Robert Davis (R-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA) and 60 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Lehman.
- H.R. 3015 (101st) Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990
- H.R. 5229 (101st) Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991
- H.Con.Res. 365 (101st) Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.
- H.J.Res. 427 (101st) Designating the month of May 1990 as "National Trauma Awareness Month".
- H.J.Res. 611 (101st) Designating the month of May 1991 as "National Trauma Awareness Month".
- H.J.Res. 120 (101st) To designate May 1989 as "National Trauma Awareness Month".
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.