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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Oyster Disease Research Assistance Act

H.R. 161Introduced Jan 3, 1989Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Royden Dyson D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 27, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography.

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 — 9 Republicans, 38 Democrats

9 of 47 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), James Cooper (D-TN), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Jack Fields (R-TX), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), William Ford (D-MI), Martin Frost (D-TX), Bill Grant (R-FL), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), William Hughes (D-NJ), Walter Jones (D-NC), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), William Lipinski (D-IL), Nicholas Mavroules (D-MA), Frank McCloskey (D-IN), Thomas McMillen (D-MD), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) and 17 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Royden Dyson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-1 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.