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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To prevent the mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1210Introduced Mar 1, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Ridge R-PA
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress

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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.