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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2003

H.R. 1477Introduced Mar 27, 2003Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Maurice Hinchey D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 10, 2003 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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

63 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 53 Democrats, 1 independent

9 of 63 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), John Conyers (D-MI), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Michael Honda (D-CA), Steve Israel (D-NY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and 33 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maurice Hinchey.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-22 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.