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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that clinical social worker services are covered under part B of Medicare and are a mandatory benefit under Medicaid, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1857Introduced Mar 30, 1987Policy area: Social Welfare
Sponsor: Rep. James Quillen R-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 7, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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

20 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 15 Democrats

15 of 20 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), James Howard (D-NJ), Carroll Hubbard (D-KY), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robert Kastenmeier (D-WI), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), J. McMillan (R-NC), Major Owens (D-NY), Donald Sundquist (R-TN), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Bruce Vento (D-MN), Charles Wilson (D-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Quillen.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-1 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.