To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to carry out a joint program to make grants for the establishment of research centers at qualifying medical schools.

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

27 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 20 Democrats

5 of 27 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Michael Andrews (D-TX), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Bill Brewster (D-OK), Don Edwards (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Pete Geren (D-TX), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), Claude Harris (D-AL), W. Hefner (D-NC), Ed Jenkins (D-GA), Ben Jones (D-GA), Greg Laughlin (R-TX), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Mike Parker (R-MS), Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC), Bill Paxon (R-NY), L. Payne (D-VA), Pete Peterson (D-FL), James Quillen (R-TN), John Reed (D-RI), Bill Richardson (D-NM), J. Rowland (D-GA), James Slattery (D-KS), Floyd Spence (R-SC), Harley Staggers (D-WV), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Charles Stenholm (D-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chet Edwards.

• H.R. 5491 (102nd) To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Marlin, Texas, as the "Thomas T. Connally Department of Veterans Affairs…
• H.R. 5303 (102nd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the targeted jobs credit permanent and to treat as a member of a targeted group every…
• H.R. 5816 (102nd) To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to remove any restrictions and conditions on land conveyed by the Veterans Administration…
• H.R. 5951 (102nd) For the relief of Jung Ja Golden.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-11 district