House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law
Medical Device Reform Act of 1996
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 29, 1996
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- H.R. 1791 (104th) Medicaid Certification Act of 1995
- 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.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.