Senate bill · 102nd Congress · Public Law 102-385
Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992
Became law on Oct 5, 1992.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 14, 1991
- Committee actionMay 14, 1991
- Passed SenateJan 31, 1992 · 73–18
- Passed HouseJul 23, 1992 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesAug 12, 1992
- To the PresidentSep 22, 1992
- Became lawOct 5, 1992
Latest action: Oct 5, 1992 — Became Public Law No: 102-385.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 12.
- Congress.gov notePublic Law enacted over veto.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 12, 102nd Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/s/12
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
11 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 8 Democrats, 1 independent
9 of 11 cosponsors (82%) are from the other party.
Dale Bumpers (D-AR), John Glenn (D-OH), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
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- S.Res. 313 (102nd) A resolution to commend the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team as it celebrates its 100th anniversary on June 11, 1992.
- S. 521 (102nd) Campaign Advertising and Disclosure Act of 1991
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.