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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for certain health maintenance organizations.

H.R. 1610Introduced May 14, 1997Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Paxon R-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: May 21, 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

16 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 8 Democrats

8 of 16 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Eliot Engel (D-NY), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), John LaFalce (D-NY), Rick Lazio (R-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Susan Molinari (R-NY), Jack Quinn (R-NY), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), James Walsh (R-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Paxon.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York 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.