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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Rape Prevention Act of 1989

H.R. 2288Introduced May 9, 1989Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. John Lewis D-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 13, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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

55 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 48 Democrats

7 of 55 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Howard Berman (D-CA), James Bilbray (D-NV), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mike Espy (D-MS), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI) and 25 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Lewis.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-5 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.