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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to provide for a special educational program for medicare beneficiaries on the availability, costs, and financing of long-term health care policies and on limitations of coverage under the medicare program and under medicare supplemental health insurance policies.

H.R. 977Introduced Feb 4, 1987Policy area: Social Welfare
Sponsor: Rep. Dean Gallo R-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 18, 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

33 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 12 Democrats, 1 independent

13 of 33 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

Dick Armey (R-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), James Courter (R-NJ), George Crockett (D-MI), Mike Espy (D-MS), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), S. Green (R-NY), James Howard (D-NJ), James Jeffords (I-VT), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Bill McCollum (R-FL), Jan Meyers (R-KS), Guy Molinari (R-NY), Robert Mrazek (D-NY), John Porter (R-IL), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Thomas Ridge (R-PA), Matthew Rinaldo (R-NJ), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Marge Roukema (R-NJ), J. Rowland (D-GA), John Rowland (R-CT), H. Saxton (R-NJ), Robert Smith (R-NH) and 3 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dean Gallo.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-11 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.