House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-505

Public Health Improvement Act

H.R. 2498Introduced Jul 13, 1999Policy area: Health

Became law on Nov 13, 2000.

Sponsor: Rep. Cliff Stearns R-FL

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 13, 1999
Committee actionMay 17, 2000
Passed HouseMay 23, 2000 · 415–2
Passed SenateOct 26, 2000 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesOct 27, 2000
To the PresidentNov 1, 2000
Became lawNov 13, 2000

Latest action: Nov 13, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-505.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2498.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-634 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 23, 2000.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 2000 ↗
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Congress.gov noteText from several bills was added to H.R. 2498, the Public Health Improvement Act, by S.Amdt. 4344. This includes text from: H.R. 762, Lupus Research and Care Amendments; S.1243, Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act; S. 1268, Twenty-First Century Research Laboratories Act; S. 1813, Clinical Research Enhancement Act; S. 2528, Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act; S. 2625, Organ Procurement Organization Certification Act; and S. 2731, Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act.
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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

133 cosponsors — 54 Republicans, 78 Democrats, 1 independent

81 of 133 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), John Baldacci (D-ME), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Charles Canady (R-FL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Michael Castle (R-DE), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Bob Clement (D-TN), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO) and 103 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cliff Stearns.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-6 district

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