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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Beneficiary Health Coverage Notification Rights Act of 1999

H.R. 845Introduced Feb 24, 1999Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Karen Thurman D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 12, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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

53 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 46 Democrats, 1 independent

6 of 53 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

John Baldacci (D-ME), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Howard Berman (D-CA), David Bonior (D-MI), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Jim Davis (D-FL), John Dingell (D-MI), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Phil English (R-PA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), John LaFalce (D-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Robert Matsui (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), George Miller (D-CA), Patsy Mink (D-HI) and 23 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Karen Thurman.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-5 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.