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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity under the medicaid program.

S. 1649Introduced Feb 12, 1998Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Wendell Ford D-KY
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 12, 1998 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats

1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Wendell Ford.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky 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.