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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Satellite Access to Local Stations Act

H.R. 89Introduced Jan 6, 1999Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Richard Burr R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 25, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual 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

59 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 19 Democrats, 1 independent

22 of 59 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), James Clyburn (D-SC), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Doolittle (R-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Tony Hall (D-OH), Doc Hastings (R-WA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), John McHugh (R-NY) and 29 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Burr.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-5 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.