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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Rural Nursing Care Access Amendments of 1987

H.R. 2115Introduced Apr 22, 1987Policy area: Social Welfare
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Whittaker R-KS
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 28, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

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

31 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 1 independent

11 of 31 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.

Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), E. Boulter (R-TX), E. Coleman (R-MO), Larry Combest (R-TX), Robert Davis (R-MI), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), James Jeffords (I-VT), Jim Leach (R-IA), Lynn Martin (R-IL), Bill Richardson (D-NM), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Bill Schuette (R-MI), Ike Skelton (D-MO), James Slattery (D-KS), Robert Smith (R-OR), Virginia Smith (R-NE), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Harley Staggers (D-WV), Arlan Stangeland (R-MN), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), Allen Swift (D-WA), Thomas Tauke (R-IA), Guy Van Der Jagt (R-MI), Charles Wilson (D-TX) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Whittaker.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kansas in Congress

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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.