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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1989

H.R. 1770Introduced Apr 15, 1991Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence Smith D-FL
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-16 district

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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.