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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit beneficiaries of the military health care system to enroll in Federal employees health benefits plans; to improve health care benefits under the CHAMPUS and TRICARE Standard, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1356Introduced Apr 16, 1997Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. J. Watts R-OK
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 10, 1997 — Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

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

90 cosponsors — 50 Republicans, 39 Democrats, 1 independent

42 of 90 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Julia Carson (D-IN), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Gary Condit (D-CA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Pat Danner (D-MO), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Duncan (R-TN), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Phil English (R-PA), John Ensign (R-NV) and 60 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. J. Watts.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma in Congress · OK-4 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.