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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Primary Care Health Practitioner Incentive Act of 1997

H.R. 893Introduced Feb 27, 1997Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Edolphus Towns 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

58 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 48 Democrats, 1 independent

9 of 58 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), John Baldacci (D-ME), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Eva Clayton (D-NC), William Coyne (D-PA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Jon Fox (R-PA), James Greenwood (R-PA), Jane Harman (D-CA), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Tim Holden (D-PA), Steve Horn (R-CA), William Jefferson (D-LA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), Ron Kind (D-WI) and 28 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Edolphus Towns.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-10 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.