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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Equal Opportunity for Medical Licensure and Reciprocity Act of 1987

H.R. 3241Introduced Sep 9, 1987Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Bates D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 14, 1988 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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

36 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 32 Democrats

2 of 36 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.

Ben Blaz (R-GU), Robert Borski (D-PA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Bob Carr (D-MI), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), William Gray (D-PA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), George Leland (D-TX), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Norman Mineta (D-CA), Austin Murphy (D-PA), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Major Owens (D-NY), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Edward Roybal (D-CA), Stephen Solarz (D-NY), Esteban Torres (D-CA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and 6 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Bates.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-44 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.