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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

To establish the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3898Introduced Feb 24, 1994Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Barney Frank D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 3, 1994 — Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.

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

10 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 8 Democrats

2 of 10 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Peter Blute (R-MA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Edward Markey (D-MA), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Joe Moakley (D-MA), Richard Neal (D-MA), John Olver (D-MA), Gerry Studds (D-MA), Peter Torkildsen (R-MA).

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barney Frank.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-4 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.