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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Healthy Birth Act of 1989

H.R. 1710Introduced Apr 5, 1989Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. J. Rowland D-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 24, 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

89 cosponsors — 28 Republicans, 61 Democrats

27 of 89 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Jim Bates (D-CA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), James Bilbray (D-NV), Ben Blaz (R-GU), David Bonior (D-MI), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Ben Campbell (R-CO), James Clarke (D-NC), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Jerry Costello (D-IL), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Bill Grant (R-FL), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), Claude Harris (D-AL), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), Paul Henry (R-MI), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY) and 59 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. J. Rowland.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-8 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.