House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Merchant Mariners Fairness Act of 1990
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 1989
- Committee actionMar 28, 1990
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 8, 1990 — See also H.R. 5835.
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
10 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats
5 of 10 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Edward Feighan (D-OH), William Hughes (D-NJ), Greg Laughlin (R-TX), Norman Lent (R-NY), John Miller (R-WA), Owen Pickett (D-VA), Bill Richardson (D-NM), H. Saxton (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jack Fields.
- H.R. 1347 (101st) Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1990
- H.J.Res. 309 (101st) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration…
- H.R. 1058 (101st) Fair and Equitable Cargo Allocation Act of 1989
- H.R. 4563 (101st) African Elephant Preservation Act of 1990
- H.Con.Res. 148 (101st) To express the sense of the Congress that a democratically elected government be in place in Panama before the Senate gives its advice and…
- H.R. 2415 (101st) To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act to strengthen prohibitions on importation of African elephant ivory.
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.