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99th Congress · 1985–1987
H.R. 488
A bill for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Willfried Schorno.
Private Legislation House
Latest action: Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. · January 3, 1985 Understand the measure
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Where it stands
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In committee
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Recorded January 3, 1985, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6]
Committee
Judiciary Committee
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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- Sponsor, status and actions from the Library of Congress bill record (Congress.gov API), read October 16, 2026 · see sources
Cite this record
- Reference number
bill-99-hr488- Permanent link
- https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-hr488
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- Last checked
- Status and actions last read from the official GovInfo BILLSTATUS record
AP style
Vote Files, "H.R. 488 (99th Congress): A bill for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Willfried Schorno," last checked Oct. 16, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-hr488
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 16). H.R. 488 (99th Congress): A bill for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Willfried Schorno [Bill record]. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-hr488
Chicago
Vote Files. "H.R. 488 (99th Congress): A bill for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Willfried Schorno." Last modified October 16, 2026. Accessed October 17, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-hr488.
BibTeX
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author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{H.R. 488 (99th Congress): A bill for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Willfried Schorno}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-hr488}},
note = {Reference number bill-99-hr488; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/488; last checked October 16, 2026; accessed October 17, 2026}
}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-hr488
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On the record
No recorded vote
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