House resolution · 101st Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the death threats issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran against British author Salman Rushdie and other persons associated with the publication and distribution of the book.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 2, 1989
- Committee actionMar 14, 1989
- Passed HouseMar 14, 1989 · by voice vote
Latest action: Mar 14, 1989 — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session 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
61 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 47 Democrats
13 of 61 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), James Bilbray (D-NV), John Bryant (D-TX), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Silvio Conte (R-MA), R. Coughlin (R-PA), William Coyne (D-PA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), William Ford (D-MI), Barney Frank (D-MA), William Frenzel (R-MN), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Paul Henry (R-MI), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA) and 31 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.