To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ban the importation of shrimp into the United States from nations whose fishing practices or other activities adversely affect sea turtles.

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

20 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 13 Democrats

5 of 20 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Corinne Boggs (D-LA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL), William Ford (D-MI), Porter Goss (R-FL), Earl Hutto (D-FL), Greg Laughlin (R-TX), William Lipinski (D-IL), Robert Livingston (R-LA), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Bill Paxon (R-NY), Carl Perkins (D-KY), Arthur Ravenel (R-SC), Bill Richardson (D-NM), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Peter Smith (R-VT), W. Tauzin (R-LA).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Hayes.

• H.J.Res. 526 (101st) Designating the week of October 9 through 13, 1990, as "National Health Care Food Service Week".
• H.R. 4212 (101st) Wetlands Conservation Initiative Act of 1990
• H.Con.Res. 232 (101st) Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the need to examine the contribution which magnetically levitated and propelled…
• H.R. 5968 (101st) Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1990
• H.Con.Res. 243 (101st) Expressing the sense of the Congress that certain minimun requirements for compliance must be met before the United States agrees to…
• H.J.Res. 408 (101st) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect cultural and linguistic rights.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress