House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law
Merchant Mariners Fairness Act of 1991
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 1991
- Committee actionMay 2, 1991
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 1, 1992 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
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
228 cosponsors — 84 Republicans, 143 Democrats, 1 independent
148 of 228 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Michael Andrews (D-TX), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Jim Bacchus (D-FL), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Lucien Blackwell (D-PA), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Glen Browder (D-AL), John Bryant (D-TX), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), H. Callahan (R-AL), Dave Camp (R-MI), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Bob Clement (D-TN), Ronald Coleman (D-TX) and 198 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jack Fields.
- H.R. 1558 (102nd) Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1992
- H.R. 2134 (102nd) To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that certain minors who are under the legal custody of members of the uniformed services…
- H.R. 4908 (102nd) Maritime Academy Cadet Licensing Relief Act
- H.R. 94 (102nd) Outer Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing Act of 1991
- H.R. 5314 (102nd) National Energy Security Act of 1992
- H.Con.Res. 108 (102nd) Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President, in planning and negotiating Iraq's post-war settlements with the United States…
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.