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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Emergency Refugee Act of 1989

H.R. 1605Introduced Mar 23, 1989Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Howard Berman D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 6, 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

110 cosponsors — 32 Republicans, 78 Democrats

31 of 110 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Frank Annunzio (D-IL), Les Aspin (D-WI), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (R-CO), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Bob Clement (D-TN), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), William Coyne (D-PA), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Thomas Downey (D-NY), David Dreier (R-CA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL), James Florio (D-NJ) and 80 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Howard Berman.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-26 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.