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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Beeper Abuse Prevention Act of 1989

H.R. 1504Introduced Mar 20, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Kweisi Mfume D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 27, 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

30 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 27 Democrats

3 of 30 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Jim Bates (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), David Bonior (D-MI), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bob Clement (D-TN), George Crockett (D-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), John Lewis (D-GA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Constance Morella (R-MD), Major Owens (D-NY), Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Gus Savage (D-IL), Joseph Skeen (R-NM), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Charles Wilson (D-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kweisi Mfume.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-7 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.