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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005

H.R. 2356Introduced May 12, 2005Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. E. Shaw R-FL
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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

177 cosponsors — 78 Republicans, 98 Democrats, 1 independent

99 of 177 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), W. Akin (R-MO), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jo Bonner (R-AL), John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Robert Brady (D-PA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Lois Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Donna Christensen (D-VI) and 147 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. E. Shaw.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-22 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.