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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act

H.R. 846Introduced Feb 13, 2003Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Rush D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 26, 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

62 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 58 Democrats, 1 independent

3 of 62 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Judy Biggert (R-IL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Donna Christensen (D-VI), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), John Dingell (D-MI), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Jane Harman (D-CA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), Steve Israel (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and 32 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-1 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.