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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

EARLY Act

H.R. 1740Introduced Mar 26, 2009Policy area: Health
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 8, 2009 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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

378 cosponsors — 136 Republicans, 242 Democrats

135 of 378 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), John Adler (D-NJ), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Steve Austria (R-OH), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO) and 348 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-20 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.