House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Satellite Viewers' Rights Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 9, 1990
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 29, 1990 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
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
33 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 20 Democrats
11 of 33 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Bob Clement (D-TN), William Clinger (R-PA), James Cooper (D-TN), Robert Davis (R-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Lane Evans (D-IL), Dean Gallo (R-NJ), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), Jimmy Hayes (R-LA), John Hiler (R-IN), Jill Long (D-IN), James Oberstar (D-MN), James Olin (D-VA), L. Payne (D-VA), Carl Perkins (D-KY), Tom Petri (R-WI), Tommy Robinson (R-AR), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Norman Sisisky (D-VA), James Slattery (D-KS), Robert Smith (R-NH), Donald Sundquist (R-TN), Allen Swift (D-WA) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. W. Tauzin.
- H.R. 4888 (101st) To improve navigational safety and to reduce the hazards to navigation resulting from vessel collisions with pipelines in the marine…
- H.R. 2459 (101st) Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989
- H.R. 4609 (101st) To amend the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 (P.L. 101-225).
- H.R. 5707 (101st) Vehicular Natural Gas Jurisdiction Act of 1990
- H.Res. 296 (101st) To provide for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2459.
- H.J.Res. 265 (101st) Designating the period of August 4, 1989 through August 4, 1990 in commemoration of the bicentennial of the United States Coast Guard.
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.