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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

To require the administrative agency responsible for adjudicating claims under the workers' compensation provisions of title 5, United States Code, to follow certain procedures in seeking medical opinions.

H.R. 4978Introduced Aug 17, 1994Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Kreidler D-WA
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 16, 1994 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety.

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

19 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 16 Democrats

2 of 19 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Tom Barlow (D-KY), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Harry Johnston (D-FL), Dale Kildee (D-MI), John Lewis (D-GA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), George Miller (D-CA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Austin Murphy (D-PA), James Oberstar (D-MN), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), Michael Synar (D-OK), Esteban Torres (D-CA), Jolene Unsoeld (D-WA), Bruce Vento (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Kreidler.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-9 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.