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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Patients First Act of 2009

H.R. 877Introduced Feb 4, 2009Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. J. Forbes R-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 9, 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

48 cosponsors — 46 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 48 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Jo Bonner (R-AL), John Boozman (R-AR), Paul Broun (R-GA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Brad Ellsworth (D-IN), John Fleming (R-LA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Steve King (R-IA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Robert Latta (R-OH), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Donald Manzullo (R-IL) and 18 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. J. Forbes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-4 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.