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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit payment under the medicare program for services of physician assistants in all settings.

H.R. 4486Introduced Apr 4, 1990Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Ron Wyden D-OR
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 5, 1990 — See H.R.5835.

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

58 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 40 Democrats

16 of 58 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Jim Chapman (D-TX), James Cooper (D-TN), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Mike Espy (D-MS), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Claude Harris (D-AL), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), John Lewis (D-GA), Jim Lightfoot (R-IA), David Martin (R-NY), Lynn Martin (R-IL), Jim McDermott (D-WA) and 28 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ron Wyden.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress · OR-3 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.