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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act

H.R. 208Introduced Jan 6, 2009Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Wilson R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 30, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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

172 cosponsors — 77 Republicans, 95 Democrats

95 of 172 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), John Adler (D-NJ), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Steve Austria (R-OH), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), J. Barrett (R-SC), John Barrow (D-GA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boccieri (D-OH), Jo Bonner (R-AL), John Boozman (R-AR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Bobby Bright (D-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Christopher Carney (D-PA), John Carter (R-TX) and 142 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Wilson.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress · SC-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.