House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of grants to the States for the purpose of providing to the public information on Lyme disease.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 1, 1987
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Latest action: Oct 20, 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
30 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 19 Democrats
21 of 30 cosponsors (70%) are from the other party.
Chester Atkins (D-MA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), Don Bonker (D-WA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Fred Grandy (R-IA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Frank Horton (R-NY), William Hughes (D-NJ), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Constance Morella (R-MD), Major Owens (D-NY), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Robert Roe (D-NJ), John Rowland (R-CT).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph DioGuardi.
- H.J.Res. 569 (100th) A joint resolution designating June 12 through 18, 1988, as "Lyme Disease Awareness Week".
- H.R. 3509 (100th) A bill for the relief of Henry Johnson.
- H.R. 3510 (100th) A bill for the relief of Dorris Miller.
- H.R. 3142 (100th) Federal Financial Management Improvement and Public Accountability Act
- H.Con.Res. 162 (100th) A concurrent resolution expressing concern over the conditions of ethnic Albanians living in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- H.R. 1241 (100th) Federal Financial Management Improvement Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.