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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Emergency Chinese Immigration Relief Act of 1989

H.R. 2966Introduced Jul 21, 1989Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 28, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

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

35 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 19 Democrats

21 of 35 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Dick Armey (R-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), James Bilbray (D-NV), William Broomfield (R-MI), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), S. Green (R-NY), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Frank Horton (R-NY), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Ben Jones (D-GA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), George Leland (D-TX), Lynn Martin (R-IL), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Sid Morrison (R-WA), Major Owens (D-NY), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Bud Shuster (R-PA), W. Tauzin (R-LA) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-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.