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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Comprehensive Lyme Disease Act of 1989

H.R. 979Introduced Feb 9, 1989Policy area: Health
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 27, 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

140 cosponsors — 40 Republicans, 100 Democrats

40 of 140 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Frank Annunzio (D-IL), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), William Clinger (R-PA), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), E. Coleman (R-MO), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), William Coyne (D-PA), George Crockett (D-MI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ) and 110 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Hochbrueckner.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-1 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.