House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Patient Right to Know Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 31, 1998 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1847-1850)
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
302 cosponsors — 135 Republicans, 166 Democrats, 1 independent
168 of 302 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Charles Bass (R-NH), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jim Bunning (R-KY) and 272 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Greg Ganske.
- H.R. 2480 (105th) Hamburger Safety Act of 1997
- H.Res. 275 (105th) To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit a committee to vote to allow live media coverage of the testimony of a…
- H.Res. 486 (105th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3605) to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of…
- H.Con.Res. 293 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress on the importance of enacting patient protection legislation.
- H.R. 2628 (105th) Child Support Enhancement Act of 1997
Sponsor’s state and district
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.