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Senate bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Customs Enforcement and Market Access Act of 1996

S. 1951Introduced Jul 12, 1996Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Sen. Wendell Ford D-KY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 12, 1996 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

15 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 5 Democrats

10 of 15 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Robert Byrd (D-WV), Thad Cochran (R-MS), William Cohen (R-ME), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), John Johnston (D-LA), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), David Pryor (D-AR), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Richard Shelby (R-AL), James Thurmond (R-SC), John Warner (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Wendell Ford.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky 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.