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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2005
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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).
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.