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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Global Poverty Reduction Act

H.R. 594Introduced Jan 20, 1989Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Mel Levine D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 20, 1989 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign 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

219 cosponsors — 58 Republicans, 161 Democrats

55 of 219 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), James Bilbray (D-NV), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Corinne Boggs (D-LA), David Bonior (D-MI), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Dan Burton (R-IN), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Beverly Byron (D-MD), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bob Carr (D-MI), Rod Chandler (R-WA), William Clay (D-MO), William Clinger (R-PA) and 189 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mel Levine.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-27 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.