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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from carrying out the Rural Health Care Initiative.

H.R. 4196Introduced Feb 7, 1992Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Claude Harris D-AL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 7, 1992 — 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

35 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 19 Democrats

15 of 35 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

William Alexander (D-AR), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Bill Brewster (D-OK), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Martin Frost (D-TX), George Gekas (R-PA), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Porter Goss (R-FL), Melton Hancock (R-MO), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Wally Herger (R-CA), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Craig James (R-FL), Ed Jenkins (D-GA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Stephen Neal (D-NC), James Quillen (R-TN), Richard Ray (D-GA), Donald Ritter (R-PA), Harold Rogers (R-KY) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Claude Harris.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alabama in Congress · AL-7 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.