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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide waiver of late enrollment penalty and establishment of a special enrollment period under part B of the medicare program for certain military retirees and dependents living near military bases that are closed.

H.R. 4253Introduced Feb 19, 1992Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Pete Geren D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 28, 1992 — 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

27 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 21 Democrats

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

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Lucien Blackwell (D-PA), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Robert Davis (R-MI), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Lane Evans (D-IL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Frank Horton (R-NY), Jerry Huckaby (D-LA), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Greg Laughlin (R-TX), Mel Levine (D-CA), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), John Spratt (D-SC), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Bob Traxler (D-MI), Jolene Unsoeld (D-WA).

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pete Geren.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-12 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.