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Senate bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996

S. 969Introduced Jun 27, 1995Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. William Bradley D-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 19, 1996 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 505.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 969.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of April 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 969, last updated April 21, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 29, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

51 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 33 Democrats

19 of 51 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.

Max Baucus (D-MT), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Breaux (D-LA), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Ben Campbell (R-CO), William Cohen (R-ME), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Wendell Ford (D-KY), William Frist (R-TN), John Glenn (D-OH), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Rod Grams (R-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), J. Kerrey (D-NE), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and 21 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. William Bradley.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress

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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.