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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

To prohibit States from discriminating in the admission to the practice of law of graduates of accredited and certified law schools.

H.R. 4285Introduced Apr 21, 1994Policy area: Law
Sponsor: Rep. Martin Meehan D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 21, 1994 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Sam Farr (D-CA), Thomas Lewis (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martin Meehan.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-5 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.