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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To require the Federal Communications Commission to include safeguards for protection of subscribers of small telephone companies in any changes in the method of regulating interstate telephone service rates.

H.R. 1238Introduced Mar 2, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. James Cooper D-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 13, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

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

47 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 30 Democrats

15 of 47 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.

Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Bob Clement (D-TN), William Clinger (R-PA), Larry Combest (R-TX), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Glenn English (D-OK), Lane Evans (D-IL), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Ed Jenkins (D-GA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Robert Kastenmeier (D-WI), James Leath (D-TX), Richard Lehman (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Ron Marlenee (R-MT), Frank McCloskey (D-IN), Dave McCurdy (D-OK), Austin Murphy (D-PA), Howard Nielson (R-UT), James Oberstar (D-MN), David Obey (D-WI), Tommy Robinson (R-AR), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Charles Rose (D-NC) and 17 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Cooper.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-4 district

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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.