House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To prevent the mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 1, 1989
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 21, 1989 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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
148 cosponsors — 86 Republicans, 62 Democrats
66 of 148 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Chester Atkins (D-MA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Joe Barton (R-TX), Jim Bates (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), James Bilbray (D-NV), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), David Bonior (D-MI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), William Broomfield (R-MI), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Beverly Byron (D-MD), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Richard Cheney (R-WY), Bob Clement (D-TN), William Clinger (R-PA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Larry Combest (R-TX), Jerry Costello (D-IL), James Courter (R-NJ), William Coyne (D-PA), Larry Craig (R-ID), William Dannemeyer (R-CA) and 118 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Ridge.
- H.R. 2761 (101st) United Services Organization's 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- H.R. 4903 (101st) To amend title 13, United States Code, to ensure that military personnel stationed outside the United States are not excluded from any…
- H.R. 3836 (101st) Export Development Task Force Act of 1990
- H.R. 2779 (101st) Community Enterprise Revitalization Act of 1989
- H.R. 2661 (101st) Census Equity Act
- H.R. 3502 (101st) Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance and Prevention Formula Grant Amendments Act of 1989
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.