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Senate bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide criteria for making determinations of denial of payment to States under such Act.

S. 1240Introduced Jun 6, 1991Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. John Chafee R-RI
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 6, 1991 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

14 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 14 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.

David Boren (D-OK), John Breaux (D-LA), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Thad Cochran (R-MS), John Danforth (R-MO), Wyche Fowler (D-GA), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), David Pryor (D-AR), Donald Riegle (D-MI), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Alan Simpson (R-WY), Theodore Stevens (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Chafee.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress

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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.