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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Child Protective Services Improvement Act

H.R. 1534Introduced Apr 1, 2003Policy area: Families
Sponsor: Rep. Ben Cardin D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 8, 2003 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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

35 cosponsors — 34 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 35 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Michael Honda (D-CA), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI), Sander Levin (D-MI), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), George Miller (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Major Owens (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Jose Serrano (D-NY) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ben Cardin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-3 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.