Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Patients' Bill of Rights Act

S. 2330Introduced Jul 17, 1998Policy area: Health

Where it went

IntroducedJul 17, 1998
Committee action—
Passed Senate—
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 20, 1998 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2330.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2330, Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1998” on September 4, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as modified by the sponsors”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 4, 1998 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11122
CBO publication date
September 4, 1998
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2330, 105th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/2330
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Additional Information on S. 2330, Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1998” on September 11, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Private-sector mandate statement for the bill as modified by the sponsors”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 11, 1998 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11130
CBO publication date
September 11, 1998
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2330, 105th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/2330
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4d84c155f14ed5247f2f62ab2941aefd6e6da11915045d6e3a2d00fe981a4440
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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

48 cosponsors — 47 Republicans, 1 independent

0 of 48 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI), A. Allard (R-CO), John Ashcroft (R-MO), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Larry Craig (R-ID), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), William Frist (R-TN), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), William Gramm (R-TX), Rod Grams (R-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), James Jeffords (I-VT), Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID) and 18 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

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