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House bill · 101st Congress · Public Law 101-97

District of Columbia Civil Contempt Imprisonment Limitation Act of 1989

H.R. 2136Introduced Apr 26, 1989Policy area: Law

Became law on Sep 23, 1989.

Sponsor: Rep. Frank Wolf R-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 23, 1989 — Became Public Law No: 101-97.

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

25 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 25 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.

Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), William Frenzel (R-MN), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), J. Hastert (R-IL), Paul Henry (R-MI), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Andrew Ireland (R-FL), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Bob McEwen (R-OH), Constance Morella (R-MD), Bruce Morrison (D-CT), Stanford Parris (R-VA), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Larkin Smith (R-MS), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Donald Sundquist (R-TN), Vin Weber (R-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Wolf.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-10 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.