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Senate bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.

S. 1039Introduced Jul 17, 1995Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Sen. Spencer Abraham R-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 10, 1995 — Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property.

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

19 cosponsors — 19 Republicans

0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

George Brown (R-CO), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Larry Craig (R-ID), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Robert Dole (R-KS), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), William Frist (R-TN), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Chester Lott (R-MS), John McCain (R-AZ), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Alan Simpson (R-WY), James Thurmond (R-SC), John Warner (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Spencer Abraham.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress

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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.