House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law
To require candidates who are eligible to receive amounts from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to prepare television commercials with closed captioning of the oral content.
Sponsor: Rep. Steny Hoyer D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 11, 1991
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMar 30, 1992 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 9, 1992 — Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 448.
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
14 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 13 Democrats
1 of 14 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Frank Guarini (D-NJ), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), Frank Horton (R-NY), William Hughes (D-NJ), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Edward Markey (D-MA), Frank McCloskey (D-IN), Jolene Unsoeld (D-WA), Tim Valentine (D-NC), Bruce Vento (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steny Hoyer.
- H.J.Res. 264 (102nd) Designating August 1, 1991, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".
- H.R. 3336 (102nd) For the relief of Florence Adeboyeku.
- H.Con.Res. 232 (102nd) Calling for acceptance and implementation by certain republics of the commitments on human rights, fundamental freedoms, and humanitarian…
- H.R. 5660 (102nd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the conducting of certain games of chance shall not be treated as an unrelated…
- H.Res. 554 (102nd) Concerning the situation in Bosnia-Hercegovina.
- H.Con.Res. 331 (102nd) Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
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.