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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2005

H.R. 1175Introduced Mar 8, 2005Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. John Shimkus R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 22, 2005 — 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

52 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 35 Democrats, 1 independent

36 of 52 cosponsors (69%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), John Boozman (R-AR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Ed Case (D-HI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Bob Filner (D-CA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Jesse Jackson (D-IL) and 22 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Shimkus.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.