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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity under the Medicaid Program.

H.R. 797Introduced Feb 23, 1999Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Ken Lucas D-KY
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 3, 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

92 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 62 Democrats, 1 independent

27 of 92 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Joe Baca (D-CA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Marion Berry (D-AR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Robert Borski (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), George Brown (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), James Clyburn (D-SC), Larry Combest (R-TX), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Ernest Fletcher (R-KY), Mark Foley (R-FL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) and 62 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ken Lucas.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky in Congress · KY-4 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.