House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To amend chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized use of the names "Visiting Nurse Association", "Visiting Nurse Service", "VNA", "VNS", or "VNAA", or the unauthorized use of the name or insignia of the Visiting Nurse Association of America.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 5, 1989
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Latest action: Jun 6, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
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
49 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 32 Democrats
17 of 49 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
Chester Atkins (D-MA), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), John Bryant (D-TX), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Jim Chapman (D-TX), William Clinger (R-PA), R. Coughlin (R-PA), William Coyne (D-PA), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), James Florio (D-NJ), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Paul Henry (R-MI), Frank Horton (R-NY), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Harry Johnston (D-FL), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Thomas Lewis (R-FL), Nita Lowey (D-NY) and 19 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Harley Staggers.
- H.R. 5433 (101st) To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States a condition in a deed conveying certain lands to the…
- H.R. 1415 (101st) Veterans' Home Loan Mortgage Indemnity Act of 1989
- H.R. 1414 (101st) To provide for the appointment of enlisted members of the Armed Forces to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
- H.R. 5002 (101st) Veterans' Housing and Homeless Amendments of 1990
- H.R. 1576 (101st) To modify the boundary of the Cranberry Wilderness, located in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia.
- H.R. 1036 (101st) American Flag Fidelity Act
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.