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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to allow volunteer fire departments and emergency rescue squads to receive donations of Federal surplus personal property.

H.R. 377Introduced Jan 3, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Solomon R-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 15, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation.

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

68 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 29 Democrats

31 of 68 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.

Dick Armey (R-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), George Brown (D-CA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ben Campbell (R-CO), William Clinger (R-PA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), Robert Davis (R-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chuck Douglas (R-NH), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL), James Florio (D-NJ), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Fred Grandy (R-IA), J. Hastert (R-IL), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Frank Horton (R-NY), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN) and 38 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gerald Solomon.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-24 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.