House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law
Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1989
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 1991
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 7, 1991 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
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
31 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 28 Democrats
3 of 31 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Don Edwards (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), S. Green (R-NY), Frank Guarini (D-NJ), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Harry Johnston (D-FL), William Lehman (D-FL), William Lipinski (D-IL), Romano Mazzoli (D-KY), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), John Miller (R-WA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Major Owens (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Edward Roybal (D-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA), Gerry Studds (D-MA), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Theodore Weiss (D-NY) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lawrence Smith.
- H.J.Res. 181 (102nd) Designating the third Sunday of August 1991, as "National Senior Citizens Day".
- H.R. 2357 (102nd) To amend title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdictional immunities of foreign states, to grant the jurisdiction of the courts of…
- H.J.Res. 321 (102nd) Designating October 1991 as "Ending Hunger Month".
- H.R. 1428 (102nd) Concerning transfers of Persian Gulf conflict military equipment to other countries.
- H.R. 1028 (102nd) Social Security Benefits Improvement Act of 1991
- H.R. 1027 (102nd) To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for payment of a benefit for the month of the recipient's death.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.