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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Satellite Viewers' Rights Act

H.R. 4756Introduced May 9, 1990Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. W. Tauzin D-LA
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-3 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.