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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Children Health Insurance Access Amendments of 1997

H.R. 1159Introduced Mar 20, 1997Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Elizabeth Furse D-OR
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 28, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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

39 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 38 Democrats

0 of 39 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), John Baldacci (D-ME), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Robert Borski (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), John LaFalce (D-NY), John Lewis (D-GA), Edward Markey (D-MA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), David Minge (D-MN), John Olver (D-MA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), David Price (D-NC), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Lynn Rivers (D-MI), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Martin Sabo (D-MN), Max Sandlin (D-TX) and 9 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elizabeth Furse.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress · OR-1 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.