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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

Merchant Mariners Fairness Act of 1993

H.R. 44Introduced Jan 5, 1993Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Jack Fields R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 1, 1993 — Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.

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

241 cosponsors — 98 Republicans, 142 Democrats, 1 independent

148 of 241 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Michael Andrews (D-TX), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Jim Bacchus (D-FL), Bill Baker (R-CA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Joe Barton (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), James Bilbray (D-NV), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Lucien Blackwell (D-PA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Glen Browder (D-AL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), John Bryant (D-TX), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Jim Chapman (D-TX) and 211 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jack Fields.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-8 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.