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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.

H.R. 1674Introduced Apr 5, 1989Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Harley Staggers D-WV
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

West Virginia in Congress · WV-2 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.