House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-166
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the conduct of expanded studies and the establishment of innovative programs with respect to traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
Became law on Jul 29, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. James Greenwood R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 4, 1995
- Committee actionJun 13, 1996
- Passed HouseJul 9, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 12, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 17, 1996
- Became lawJul 29, 1996
Latest action: Jul 29, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-166.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 248.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-652 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 28, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 28, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/652
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 248, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/248
- 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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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
35 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 20 Democrats, 1 independent
21 of 35 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), John Baldacci (D-ME), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Phil English (R-PA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Victor Frazer (I-VI), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), David Hobson (R-OH), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Jim Leach (R-IA), John Lewis (D-GA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Norman Mineta (D-CA), James Moran (D-VA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), James Quillen (R-TN), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Pete Stark (D-CA), Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Greenwood.
- H.R. 833 (104th) Family Planning Amendments Act of 1995
- H.R. 605 (104th) To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require certain legal aliens to reside in the United States for a period of 5…
- H.R. 1249 (104th) To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to permit States and political subdivisions to control the disposal of out-of-State municipal solid…
- H.R. 1291 (104th) Franking Reform Act of 1995
- H.R. 249 (104th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the medicare program of drugs approved by the Food…
- H.R. 4277 (104th) Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act
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.