House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Emergency Refugee Act of 1989
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 23, 1989
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- H.R. 91 (101st) Anti-Terrorism and Arms Export Amendments Act of 1989
- H.R. 4914 (101st) To amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Interior to exchange city-owned lands in Los Angeles…
- H.R. 4585 (101st) To impose sanctions against Iraq.
- H.J.Res. 426 (101st) To designate the period commencing February 4, 1990, and ending February 10, 1990, as "National Burn Awareness Week".
- H.R. 963 (101st) To provide for the imposition of sanctions on persons who export, transfer, or otherwise engage in the trade of certain items in violation…
- H.R. 669 (101st) To prohibit the transfer or possession of assault weapons.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.