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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Bear Protection Act

H.R. 2240Introduced Aug 4, 1995Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. John Porter R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 18, 1995 — Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

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

72 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 50 Democrats

51 of 72 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), A. Allard (R-CO), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Rick Boucher (D-VA), George Brown (D-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Michael Flanagan (R-IL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), J. Hastert (R-IL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN) and 42 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Porter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-10 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.