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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989

H.R. 237Introduced Jan 3, 1989Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
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Where it went

Latest action: May 8, 1990 — Laid on the table. See S. 993 for further action.

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

52 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 50 Democrats

2 of 52 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), David Bonior (D-MI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), George Crockett (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Don Edwards (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), William Hughes (D-NJ), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) and 22 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Kastenmeier.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-2 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.