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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act

H.R. 816Introduced Feb 3, 2009Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Chet Edwards D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 24, 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

202 cosponsors — 66 Republicans, 136 Democrats

65 of 202 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), John Adler (D-NJ), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), 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), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Bobby Bright (D-AL), Paul Broun (R-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) and 172 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chet Edwards.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-17 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.