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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act

H.R. 1940Introduced Apr 27, 2005Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Rush D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 20, 2005 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8989)

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

81 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 76 Democrats, 1 independent

4 of 81 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Lois Capps (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), John Dingell (D-MI), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Steve Israel (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA) and 51 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th 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 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.