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House resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers and calling upon the Senate to expeditiously give its advice and consent to ratification of that convention.

H.Res. 493Introduced Oct 3, 1990Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 15, 1990 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

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

16 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 10 Democrats

6 of 16 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Helen Bentley (R-MD), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), William Hughes (D-NJ), Walter Jones (D-NC), Thomas Manton (D-NY), John Miller (R-WA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Arthur Ravenel (R-SC), Patricia Saiki (R-HI), Gerry Studds (D-MA), Robert Tallon (D-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-20 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.