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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Act of 1999

H.R. 854Introduced Feb 25, 1999Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Ken Bentsen D-TX
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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

25 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 22 Democrats, 1 independent

2 of 25 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Rick Boucher (D-VA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Lane Evans (D-IL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), John LaFalce (D-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John Olver (D-MA), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Max Sandlin (D-TX), Ronnie Shows (D-MS), Ted Strickland (D-OH), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Robert Weygand (D-RI), Albert Wynn (D-MD).

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-25 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.