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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009

H.R. 1322Introduced Mar 5, 2009Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. John Tierney D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 29, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 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

59 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 58 Democrats

1 of 59 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Howard Berman (D-CA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), John Hall (D-NY), Phil Hare (D-IL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Steve Israel (D-NY), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and 29 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Tierney.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-6 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.