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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Physician Assistant Incentive Act of 1997

H.R. 894Introduced 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

19 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 14 Democrats

5 of 19 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Eliot Engel (D-NY), James Greenwood (R-PA), William Jefferson (D-LA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Ron Kind (D-WI), Scott Klug (R-WI), Nita Lowey (D-NY), James Moran (D-VA), John Olver (D-MA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Melvin Watt (D-NC), Henry Waxman (D-CA).

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.