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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 18, United States Code, to create a new Federal criminal offense of treasonous espionage, consisting of the unauthorized disclosure of classified information detrimental to the national security for profit.

H.R. 596Introduced Jan 20, 1989Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Guy Molinari R-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: May 9, 1990 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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

32 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 32 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.

Joe Barton (R-TX), Helen Bentley (R-MD), George Brown (R-CO), E. Coleman (R-MO), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Jack Fields (R-TX), Martin Frost (D-TX), Wally Herger (R-CA), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Marilyn Lloyd (D-TN), Raymond McGrath (R-NY), Richard Neal (D-MA), Stanford Parris (R-VA), John Porter (R-IL), Richard Ray (D-GA), Patricia Saiki (R-HI), Bill Schuette (R-MI), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Joseph Skeen (R-NM), Lawrence Smith (D-FL), Robert Smith (R-NH), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), Fred Upton (R-MI), Charles Wilson (D-TX) and 2 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Guy Molinari.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-14 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.