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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

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H.R. 729Introduced Jan 27, 2009Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Steven Rothman D-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 16, 2009 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

26 cosponsors — 26 Democrats

0 of 26 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), John Boccieri (D-OH), Robert Brady (D-PA), Christopher Carney (D-PA), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Daniel Maffei (D-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Brad Miller (D-NC), Dennis Moore (D-KS), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), John Murtha (D-PA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Robert Scott (D-VA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), John Spratt (D-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steven Rothman.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-9 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.