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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse physicians and medical facilities which give emergency treatment to certain undocumented aliens and alien commuter workers.

H.R. 4530Introduced May 4, 1988Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Ronald Coleman D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: May 17, 1988 — 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

22 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 20 Democrats

2 of 22 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Jim Bates (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), John Bryant (D-TX), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Mike Espy (D-MS), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Robert Garcia (D-NY), George Leland (D-TX), Bill Lowery (R-CA), Major Owens (D-NY), Ron Packard (R-CA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Claude Pepper (D-FL), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bill Richardson (D-NM), Lawrence Smith (D-FL), Esteban Torres (D-CA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Theodore Weiss (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ronald Coleman.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-16 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.