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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Cancer Patients' Employment Rights Act

H.R. 1546Introduced Mar 11, 1987Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Rep. Mario Biaggi D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 17, 1987 — Executive Comment Requested from EEOC.

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

124 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 97 Democrats, 1 independent

25 of 124 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), George Brown (D-CA), Beverly Byron (D-MD), Ben Cardin (D-MD), James Clarke (D-NC), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), George Crockett (D-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Joseph DioGuardi (R-NY), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Mike Espy (D-MS), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Edward Feighan (D-OH) and 94 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mario Biaggi.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-19 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.