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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Department of Veterans Affairs Nurses Appreciation Act of 1999

H.R. 1216Introduced Mar 23, 1999Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
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Where it went

Latest action: May 20, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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

98 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 71 Democrats

72 of 98 cosponsors (73%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), John Baldacci (D-ME), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), William Clay (D-MO), Bob Clement (D-TN), Jerry Costello (D-IL), William Coyne (D-PA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Phil English (R-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL) and 68 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steven LaTourette.

Sponsor’s state and district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.