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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Folic Acid Promotion and Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1999

H.R. 2538Introduced Jul 15, 1999Policy area: Health
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 30, 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

169 cosponsors — 51 Republicans, 117 Democrats, 1 independent

52 of 169 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), John Baldacci (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Michael Castle (R-DE), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Bob Clement (D-TN), John Cooksey (R-LA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Christopher Cox (R-CA), William Coyne (D-PA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and 139 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-33 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.