To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to authorize the distribution of wholesome meat for human consumption that has been condemned under that Act to charity and public agencies.

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

61 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 50 Democrats

10 of 61 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), James Bilbray (D-NV), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), John Bryant (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Fred Grandy (R-IA), Tony Hall (D-OH), Paul Henry (R-MI), Wally Herger (R-CA), William Hughes (D-NJ), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Robert Kastenmeier (D-WI), Dale Kildee (D-MI) and 31 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lawrence Smith.

• H.J.Res. 591 (101st) Designating the third Sunday of August of 1990 as "National Senior Citizens Day".
• H.J.Res. 225 (101st) To authorize and request the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the third Sunday of August of 1989 as "National Senior…
• H.J.Res. 610 (101st) Designating October 1990 as "Ending Hunger Month".
• H.J.Res. 224 (101st) To designate the week beginning October 29, 1989, as "Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week".
• H.J.Res. 341 (101st) Designating November 1989 as "An End to Hunger Education Month".
• H.R. 993 (101st) Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1989

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-16 district