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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Access to Professional Sports Programming Act

H.R. 5709Introduced Sep 25, 1990Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Bates D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 8, 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

2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats

0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

James Bilbray (D-NV), Cardiss Collins (D-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Bates.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-44 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.