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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

Black Bear Protection Act of 1993

H.R. 55Introduced Jan 5, 1993Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Helen Bentley R-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: May 5, 1993 — Executive Comment Received from USTR.

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

37 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 24 Democrats, 1 independent

25 of 37 cosponsors (68%) are from the other party.

Jim Bacchus (D-FL), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), George Brown (D-CA), Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Porter Goss (R-FL), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), William Jefferson (D-LA), Thomas Lewis (R-FL), William Lipinski (D-IL), Ronald Machtley (R-RI), Edward Markey (D-MA), Frank McCloskey (D-IN), Jan Meyers (R-KS), James Moran (D-VA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Stephen Neal (D-NC), James Oberstar (D-MN), John Olver (D-MA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), John Porter (R-IL), Arthur Ravenel (R-SC), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Patricia Schroeder (D-CO), Christopher Shays (R-CT) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Helen Bentley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-2 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.