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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and make permanent the Medicare demonstration project for military retirees and dependents.

H.R. 1413Introduced Apr 14, 1999Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Joel Hefley R-CO
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Where it went

Latest action: May 6, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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

113 cosponsors — 64 Republicans, 48 Democrats, 1 independent

51 of 113 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Brian Baird (D-WA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Charles Canady (R-FL), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Bob Clement (D-TN), Mac Collins (R-GA), Gary Condit (D-CA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), John Cooksey (R-LA), Pat Danner (D-MO), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Jay Dickey (R-AR), Cal Dooley (D-CA) and 83 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joel Hefley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Colorado in Congress · CO-5 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.