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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Uniformed Services Retiree and Dependents Health Care Availability Act

H.R. 1456Introduced Apr 24, 1997Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
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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

17 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 7 Democrats, 1 independent

9 of 17 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.

James Barcia (D-MI), Joe Barton (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Larry Combest (R-TX), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Bob Filner (D-CA), Jon Fox (R-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Bob Ney (R-OH), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), J. Watts (R-OK).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Thornberry.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-13 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.