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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

SMA Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009

H.R. 2149Introduced Apr 28, 2009Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Patrick Kennedy D-RI
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 29, 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

119 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 85 Democrats

34 of 119 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Dan Boren (D-OK), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Christopher Carney (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Travis Childers (D-MS), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Howard Coble (R-NC), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), Charles Dent (R-PA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Steve Driehaus (D-OH), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA) and 89 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Patrick Kennedy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress · RI-1 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.