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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt payments for home health services under the medicare program from reduction under a sequestration order.

H.R. 5516Introduced Aug 3, 1990Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Matthew Rinaldo R-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 31, 1990 — 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

29 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 21 Democrats

21 of 29 cosponsors (72%) are from the other party.

Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Robert Borski (D-PA), William Clinger (R-PA), William Coyne (D-PA), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Glenn English (D-OK), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Walter Jones (D-NC), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Austin Murphy (D-PA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Charles Rose (D-NC), John Rowland (R-CT), Bill Sarpalius (D-TX), H. Saxton (R-NJ), Patricia Schroeder (D-CO), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Harley Staggers (D-WV), Doug Walgren (D-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Matthew Rinaldo.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-7 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.