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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical services for any disability of a former prisoner of war.

H.R. 1598Introduced Mar 22, 1991Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 22, 1991 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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

110 cosponsors — 40 Republicans, 70 Democrats

40 of 110 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Jim Bacchus (D-FL), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), David Bonior (D-MI), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Gary Condit (D-CA), John Conyers (D-MI), E. De La Garza (D-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Butler Derrick (D-SC), William Dickinson (R-AL), Brian Donnelly (D-MA), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Joseph Early (D-MA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Gary Franks (R-CT) and 80 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Douglas Applegate.

Sponsor’s state and district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.