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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the penalties for certain kidnappings of children.

H.R. 2086Introduced Apr 25, 1989Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Lowery R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 6, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Criminal 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

37 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 14 Democrats

16 of 37 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

Jim Bates (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), James Bilbray (D-NV), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Jerry Costello (D-IL), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Craig James (R-FL), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Edward Madigan (R-IL), Robert Michel (R-IL), Howard Nielson (R-UT), Ron Packard (R-CA), Mike Parker (R-MS), Stanford Parris (R-VA), Charles Pashayan (R-CA) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Lowery.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-41 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.