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Senate bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the medicaid program.

S. 440Introduced Feb 17, 2005Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Jim Bunning R-KY
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 17, 2005 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

28 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 21 Democrats, 2 independents

23 of 28 cosponsors (82%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Richard Burr (R-NC), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Ensign (R-NV), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jim Bunning.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky 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.