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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Animal Research Facilities Protection Act of 1989

S. 727Introduced Apr 7, 1989Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Sen. Howell Heflin D-AL
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 13, 1990 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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

27 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 11 Democrats

16 of 27 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.

Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Edwin Garn (R-UT), William Gramm (R-TX), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), John McCain (R-AZ), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Samuel Nunn (D-GA), David Pryor (D-AR), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), Steven Symms (R-ID), James Thurmond (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Howell Heflin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alabama 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.