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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Children's Health Insurance Provides Security (CHIPS) Act of 1997

H.R. 1491Introduced Apr 30, 1997Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. John Dingell D-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: May 7, 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

28 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 26 Democrats

1 of 28 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Marion Berry (D-AR), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Gene Green (D-TX), Ron Klink (D-PA), John LaFalce (D-NY), John Lewis (D-GA), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Lynn Rivers (D-MI), Marge Roukema (R-NJ), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Victor Snyder (D-AR), Pete Stark (D-CA), Ted Strickland (D-OH), Bart Stupak (D-MI), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Henry Waxman (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Dingell.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan 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.