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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

To authorize the establishment on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, of a facility to provide temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill children being treated at a nearby university medical center.

H.R. 1617Introduced Apr 1, 1993Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Cardiss Collins D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 19, 1994 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

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

31 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 15 Democrats

15 of 31 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.

Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Philip Crane (R-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Terry Everett (R-AL), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), J. Hastert (R-IL), W. Hefner (D-NC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Henry Hyde (R-IL), John Linder (R-GA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Robert Michel (R-IL), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Mike Parker (R-MS), L. Payne (D-VA), John Porter (R-IL), Glenn Poshard (D-IL), Jack Quinn (R-NY), Mel Reynolds (D-IL), Bill Richardson (D-NM), Thomas Ridge (R-PA), Bobby Rush (D-IL), George Sangmeister (D-IL), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), Bob Stump (R-AZ) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cardiss Collins.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-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.