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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Medicare Social Work Equity Act of 1999

H.R. 655Introduced Feb 9, 1999Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Pete Stark D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 11, 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

61 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 56 Democrats, 1 independent

4 of 61 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), John Baldacci (D-ME), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), David Bonior (D-MI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), William Coyne (D-PA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Jim Leach (R-IA), John Lewis (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 31 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pete Stark.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-13 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.