Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Treatment and Assistance Act of 1999
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 19, 1999
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- Passed House—
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Latest action: Dec 15, 2000 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11821-11822)
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
28 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 16 Democrats, 1 independent
12 of 28 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Max Cleland (D-GA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), John Edwards (D-NC), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Rod Grams (R-MN), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), John Kerry (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Harry Reid (D-NV), Charles Robb (D-VA), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Arlen Specter (D-PA), John Warner (R-VA), Paul Wellstone (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Robert Torricelli.
- S. 302 (106th) A bill for the relief of Kerantha Poole-Christian.
- S.Res. 72 (106th) A resolution designating the month of May in 1999 and 2000 as "National ALS Awareness Month".
- S.Res. 34 (106th) A resolution designating the week beginning April 30, 1999, as "National Youth Fitness Week".
- S.Res. 289 (106th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the human rights situation in Cuba.
- S. 1120 (106th) Children's Lead SAFE Act
- S. 878 (106th) A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit grants for the national estuary program to be used for the development…
Sponsor’s state and district
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.