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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1997

H.R. 383Introduced Jan 9, 1997Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Gary Ackerman D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 5, 1997 — See H.R.2015.

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

92 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 67 Democrats, 1 independent

23 of 92 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Walter Capps (D-CA), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Jon Fox (R-PA), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Gene Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Tony Hall (D-OH) and 62 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Ackerman.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-5 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.