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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Birth Parent Assistance Act of 2009

H.R. 1505Introduced Mar 12, 2009Policy area: Families
Sponsor: Rep. Jean Schmidt R-OH
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 12, 2009 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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

44 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 20 Democrats

20 of 44 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Anh Cao (R-LA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Steve Driehaus (D-OH), John Duncan (R-TN), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Mary Fallin (R-OK), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Kay Granger (R-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), David Loebsack (D-IA), Eric Massa (D-NY), Candice Miller (R-MI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), James Oberstar (D-MN), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Tom Petri (R-WI), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and 14 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jean Schmidt.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-2 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.