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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area.

H.R. 1973Introduced May 27, 1999Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Doyle D-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 15, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

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

21 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 11 Democrats

10 of 21 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.

Robert Borski (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), William Coyne (D-PA), Phil English (R-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), George Gekas (R-PA), Bill Goodling (R-PA), James Greenwood (R-PA), Joseph Hoeffel (D-PA), Tim Holden (D-PA), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Ron Klink (D-PA), Frank Mascara (D-PA), John Murtha (D-PA), John Peterson (R-PA), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Don Sherwood (R-PA), Bud Shuster (R-PA), Patrick Toomey (R-PA), Curt Weldon (R-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Doyle.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress

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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.