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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009

H.R. 1708Introduced Mar 25, 2009Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Gene Green D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 26, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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

113 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 95 Democrats

18 of 113 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Christopher Carney (D-PA), Michael Castle (R-DE), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mark Critz (D-PA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY) and 83 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gene Green.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-29 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.