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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, to include certain employees of the Department of Commerce as forest firefighters.

S. 1542Introduced Aug 4, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Mark Hatfield R-OR
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 24, 1990 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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

9 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Robert Packwood (R-OR), Alan Simpson (R-WY), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), Pete Wilson (R-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mark Hatfield.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress

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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.