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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act of 1989

S. 1606Introduced Sep 12, 1989Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Edward Kennedy D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 6, 1990 — For Further Action See H.R.5702.

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

11 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 9 Democrats

3 of 11 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.

Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH), Donald Riegle (D-MI), Paul Simon (D-IL), Arlen Specter (D-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress

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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.