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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Emergency Phone System Equal Access Act

H.R. 1690Introduced Apr 5, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Garcia D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 17, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

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

73 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 61 Democrats

11 of 73 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), David Bonior (D-MI), George Brown (D-CA), William Clay (D-MO), Bob Clement (D-TN), William Clinger (R-PA), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), John Conyers (D-MI), George Crockett (D-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Don Edwards (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mike Espy (D-MS), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), James Hansen (R-UT), Charles Hayes (D-IL) and 43 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Garcia.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-18 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.