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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1989

H.R. 993Introduced Feb 9, 1989Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence Smith D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 26, 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

64 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 61 Democrats

3 of 64 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), David Bonior (D-MI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), William Clay (D-MO), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), George Crockett (D-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Don Edwards (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), S. Green (R-NY), Frank Guarini (D-NJ), Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY) and 34 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lawrence Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-16 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.