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House concurrent resolution · 110th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense take immediate steps to appoint doctors of chiropractic as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces.

H.Con.Res. 294Introduced Feb 13, 2008Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Neil Abercrombie D-HI
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 13, 2008 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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

23 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 15 Democrats

8 of 23 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.

Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Thelma Drake (R-VA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Phil Hare (D-IL), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), David Loebsack (D-IA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), James Oberstar (D-MN), Ron Paul (R-TX), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Bill Sali (R-ID), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Tom Udall (D-NM), Robert Wexler (D-FL), Heather Wilson (R-NM).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Neil Abercrombie.

Sponsor’s state and district

Hawaii in Congress · HI-1 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.