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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Public Access to Captioned Television Act of 1989

H.R. 2968Introduced Jul 21, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. James Florio D-NJ
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-1 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.