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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

California Desert Protection Act of 1989

H.R. 780Introduced Feb 2, 1989Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Mel Levine D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 10, 1990 — Field Hearings Held in Beverly Hills, California.

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

122 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 109 Democrats

12 of 122 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Michael Andrews (D-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Howard Berman (D-CA), James Bilbray (D-NV), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Tom Campbell (R-CA), James Clarke (D-NC), William Clay (D-MO), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), George Darden (D-GA), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Don Edwards (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mike Espy (D-MS) and 92 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.