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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

High Definition Television Competitiveness Act of 1989

H.R. 1267Introduced Mar 2, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Ritter R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 27, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial 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

33 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 21 Democrats

22 of 33 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), James Bilbray (D-NV), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), George Brown (D-CA), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), James Florio (D-NJ), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), Jimmy Hayes (R-LA), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Richard Lehman (D-CA), Mel Levine (D-CA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Ronald Machtley (R-RI), Dave McCurdy (D-OK), John Miller (R-WA), Stanford Parris (R-VA), John Rhodes (R-AZ), Bill Richardson (D-NM), Joseph Skeen (R-NM), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Lawrence Smith (D-FL), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) and 3 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Ritter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-15 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.