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House concurrent resolution · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the unique and vital health care services provided by osteopathic physicians must be included in any health care benefits package developed as part of health care system reform.

H.Con.Res. 173Introduced Nov 4, 1993Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. James Barcia D-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 3, 1993 — 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

102 cosponsors — 31 Republicans, 70 Democrats, 1 independent

30 of 102 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Thomas Andrews (D-ME), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Peter Blute (R-MA), David Bonior (D-MI), Bill Brewster (D-OK), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Leslie Byrne (D-VA), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Bob Carr (D-MI), Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI), John Conyers (D-MI), Sam Coppersmith (D-AZ), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Pat Danner (D-MO), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), John Doolittle (R-CA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), William Ford (D-MI), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT) and 72 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Barcia.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-5 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.