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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 2005

H.R. 2259Introduced May 11, 2005Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. John Dingell D-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: May 31, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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 — 61 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 62 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Marion Berry (D-AR), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Lois Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Jim Davis (D-FL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Steve Israel (D-NY), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Dale Kildee (D-MI) and 32 more.

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan 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.