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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Merchant Mariners Fairness Act of 1993

H.R. 44Introduced Jan 4, 1995Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Jack Fields R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 4, 1995 — Referred to the House Committee on 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

134 cosponsors — 57 Republicans, 77 Democrats

79 of 134 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Joe Barton (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Bill Brewster (D-OK), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Jon Christensen (R-NE), William Clinger (R-PA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and 104 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th 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.