A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to establish more realistic rules for determining the eligibility of individuals who have multiple sclerosis for benefits based on disability under the OASDI and SSI programs.

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

100 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 73 Democrats, 1 independent

25 of 100 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Les Aspin (D-WI), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Robert Badham (R-CA), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), James Bilbray (D-NV), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), John Conyers (D-MI), George Crockett (D-MI), George Darden (D-GA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Don Edwards (D-CA), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Mike Espy (D-MS), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL), James Florio (D-NJ), Harold Ford (D-TN) and 70 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gerry Sikorski.

• H.R. 4939 (100th) Lead Contamination Control Act of 1988
• H.R. 4712 (100th) A bill to reauthorize the Office of Government Ethics, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 2666 (100th) Acid Deposition Control Act of 1987
• H.J.Res. 546 (100th) A joint resolution designating April 1989 as "National Outdoor Power Equipment Safety Month".
• H.R. 2559 (100th) A bill to require occupied cabooses on the rear of all trains over 2,000 feet in length that contain certain hazardous materials.
• H.R. 2157 (100th) Higher Education Amendments of 1987

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-6 district