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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

To provide access to welfare tools to help Americans get back to work.

H.R. 535Introduced Feb 5, 2003Policy area: Social Welfare
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 17, 2003 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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

12 cosponsors — 12 Democrats

0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Joe Baca (D-CA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Hilda Solis (D-CA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Anibal Acevedo-Vila.

Sponsor’s state and district

Puerto Rico in Congress · PR at-large 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.