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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Head Start Improvement Amendments of 1989

H.R. 2217Introduced May 3, 1989Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. James Olin D-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 9, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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

32 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 28 Democrats

3 of 32 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), David Bonior (D-MI), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Brian Donnelly (D-MA), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Thomas Luken (D-OH), Ronald Machtley (R-RI), Mike Parker (R-MS), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Tommy Robinson (R-AR), Gus Savage (D-IL), Harley Staggers (D-WV), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), Esteban Torres (D-CA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and 2 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Olin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-6 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.