House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Public Access to Captioned Television Act of 1989
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 1989
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Aug 24, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
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
24 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 22 Democrats
2 of 24 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Jim Bates (D-CA), David Bonior (D-MI), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Dale Kildee (D-MI), William Lehman (D-FL), George Leland (D-TX), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Clarence Miller (R-OH), Major Owens (D-NY), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bill Richardson (D-NM), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Edward Roybal (D-CA), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Jolene Unsoeld (D-WA), James Walsh (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Florio.
- H.R. 1059 (101st) Federal Retirees Fairness Act
- H.R. 3677 (101st) Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act of 1989
- H.R. 534 (101st) Department of Environmental Protection Act
- H.R. 854 (101st) Medicaid Community and Facility Habilitation Services Amendments of 1989
- H.R. 1762 (101st) Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 1989
- H.R. 2123 (101st) Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Amendments of 1989
Sponsor’s state and district
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.