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Senate bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act

S. 828Introduced Apr 18, 2005Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Harkin D-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 18, 2005 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

33 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 25 Democrats, 1 independent

9 of 33 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.

Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Richard Burr (R-NC), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), John McCain (R-AZ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA), John Reed (D-RI), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Charles Schumer (D-NY) and 3 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thomas Harkin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa 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.