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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Rural Emergency Medical Services Improvement Act of 1989

H.R. 1587Introduced Mar 23, 1989Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. James Cooper D-TN
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 17, 1989 — Referred to the 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

52 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 32 Democrats

18 of 52 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.

William Alexander (D-AR), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Glen Browder (D-AL), Beverly Byron (D-MD), Jim Chapman (D-TX), William Clinger (R-PA), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Larry Combest (R-TX), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Robert Davis (R-MI), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Glenn English (D-OK), Bill Grant (R-FL), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Claude Harris (D-AL), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Greg Laughlin (R-TX), Jim Leach (R-IA), James Leath (D-TX), John Lewis (D-GA), Donald Lukens (R-OH), Ron Marlenee (R-MT) and 22 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Cooper.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-4 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.