Condemning the death sentence issued against British author Salman Rushdie by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran and calling for its immediate repudiation.

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

46 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 30 Democrats

30 of 46 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), James Bilbray (D-NV), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eric Fingerhut (D-OH), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Peter King (R-NY), Herbert Klein (D-NJ), Mike Kopetski (D-OR), Tom Lantos (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Ronald Machtley (R-RI), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Frank McCloskey (D-IN), Joseph McDade (R-PA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ron Packard (R-CA) and 16 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Newt Gingrich.

• H.Res. 456 (103rd) Electing Representative Lewis of Kentucky to the Committees on Agriculture and Veterans Affairs.
• H.R. 2271 (103rd) To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to encourage the placement of youths in private sector jobs under the Summer Youth Employment…
• H.R. 1704 (103rd) To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on 1,8 Dichloroanthraquinone and 1,8 Diaminonapthalene.
• H.R. 2754 (103rd) To extend until January 1, 1998, the previously existing suspension of duty on lactulose.
• H.R. 2755 (103rd) To suspend until January 1, 1998, the duty on fluvoxamine.
• H.R. 3209 (103rd) For the relief of Kevin and Nancy Weiss.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-6 district