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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Chinese and Central American Temporary Protected Status Act of 1989

H.R. 45Introduced Jan 3, 1989Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Moakley D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 3, 1989 — Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.

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

113 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 102 Democrats

10 of 113 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Michael Andrews (D-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Jim Bates (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), George Brown (D-CA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), William Clay (D-MO), William Clinger (R-PA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), R. Coughlin (R-PA), George Crockett (D-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and 83 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Moakley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-9 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.