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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2005

H.R. 818Introduced Feb 15, 2005Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Maurice Hinchey D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 14, 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

51 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 43 Democrats, 1 independent

7 of 51 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Donna Christensen (D-VI), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Gary Miller (R-CA), James Moran (D-VA) and 21 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maurice Hinchey.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-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.