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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To establish a tropical cyclone reconnaissance, surveillance, and research program under the joint control of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce.

H.R. 2479Introduced May 24, 1989Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Lewis R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 24, 1989 — Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Air Force.

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

23 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 14 Democrats

16 of 23 cosponsors (70%) are from the other party.

Albert Bustamante (D-TX), H. Callahan (R-AL), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Sam Gibbons (D-FL), Porter Goss (R-FL), Bill Grant (R-FL), Jimmy Hayes (R-LA), Andrew Ireland (R-FL), Harry Johnston (D-FL), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Mike Parker (R-MS), Arthur Ravenel (R-SC), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Charles Rose (D-NC), James Scheuer (D-NY), E. Shaw (R-FL), Larkin Smith (R-MS), Lawrence Smith (D-FL), Lindsay Thomas (D-GA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-12 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.