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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

Free Trade in Ideas Act of 1993

H.R. 1579Introduced Apr 1, 1993Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Howard Berman D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 16, 1993 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment.

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

22 cosponsors — 22 Democrats

0 of 22 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Andrews (D-ME), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), John Conyers (D-MI), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Mike Kopetski (D-OR), Frank McCloskey (D-IN), George Miller (D-CA), Norman Mineta (D-CA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Tom Sawyer (D-OH), Philip Sharp (D-IN), Pete Stark (D-CA), Henry Waxman (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Howard Berman.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-26 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.