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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Veterinary Workforce Expansion Act of 2005

H.R. 2206Introduced May 9, 2005Policy area: Health
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Where it went

Latest action: May 23, 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

56 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 40 Democrats

40 of 56 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Brian Baird (D-WA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Charles Bass (R-NH), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), K. Conaway (R-TX), Artur Davis (D-AL), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), William Jenkins (R-TN), Timothy Johnson (R-IL), John Kuhl (R-NY), Frank Lucas (R-OK) and 26 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Pickering.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress · MS-3 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.