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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Reconstructive Breast Surgery Benefits Act of 1997

S. 609Introduced Apr 17, 1997Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Edward Kennedy D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 17, 1997 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

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

18 cosponsors — 18 Democrats

0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Max Cleland (D-GA), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), Harry Reid (D-NV), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), Paul Wellstone (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts 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.