House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-248
Medicaid Certification Act of 1995
Became law on Oct 9, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 8, 1995
- Committee actionSep 19, 1996
- Passed HouseSep 24, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 27, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 30, 1996
- Became lawOct 9, 1996
Latest action: Oct 9, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-248.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1791.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-826 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 24, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 24, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/826
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1791, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/1791
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of June 3, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
60 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 34 Democrats
35 of 60 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), David Bonior (D-MI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), John Bryant (D-TX), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Charles Canady (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Pat Danner (D-MO), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), John Dingell (D-MI), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Jon Fox (R-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Greg Ganske (R-IA), Pete Geren (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), James Greenwood (R-PA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Melton Hancock (R-MO), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Martin Hoke (R-OH), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN) and 30 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton.
- H.J.Res. 1 (104th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 3803 (104th) George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act
- H.J.Res. 159 (104th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require two-thirds majorities for bills increasing taxes.
- H.J.Res. 106 (104th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require three-fifths majorities for bills increasing taxes.
- H.R. 3201 (104th) Medical Device Reform Act of 1996
- H.Res. 510 (104th) Providing for mandatory drug testing of Members of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.