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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Medical Device Reform Act of 1996

H.R. 3201Introduced Mar 29, 1996Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: May 2, 1996 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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

162 cosponsors — 133 Republicans, 28 Democrats, 1 independent

30 of 162 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Bill Archer (R-TX), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Bill Baker (R-CA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Peter Blute (R-MA), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Bill Brewster (D-OK), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Dick Chrysler (R-MI), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Larry Combest (R-TX), Gary Condit (D-CA), Wes Cooley (R-OR), Christopher Cox (R-CA) and 132 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-6 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.