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HR 2260 - Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999 - Key Vote
Ron Paul voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- May 23, 2000 Senate Placed on Calendar
- Oct. 27, 1999 House Bill Passed
- June 17, 1999 House Introduced
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Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - May 23, 2000
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) - Oct. 27, 1999 (Key vote)
Title: Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that bars the practice of assisted suicide and euthanasia and promotes palliative care as a means to lessen the pain of the terminally ill.
Highlight: -Allows health care workers to prescribe pain relievers that previously required a special license to distribute -Strengthens provisions that protect doctors from prosecution if they legally prescribe pain medication that results in the death of the patient
Legislation - Introduced (House) - June 17, 1999
Title: Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999
Sponsors
- Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- James 'Jim' Barcia (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Laurence 'Bob' Barr Jr. (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- William E. 'Bill' Barrett (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Herbert H. 'Herb' Bateman (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Marion Berry (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Bilirakis (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Bliley Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Sherrod C. Brown (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ed Bryant (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R)
- Herbert L. 'Sonny' Callahan (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R)
- Charles T. Canady (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- John Howard Coble (NC - R)
- Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mac Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Larry Combest (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Merrill A. Cook (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry F. Costello (IL - D)
- Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara L. Cubin (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jay W. Dickey (AR - ) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael F. 'Mike' Doyle Jr. (PA - D)
- John J. 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. (TN - R)
- Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R)
- Philip 'Phil' English (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest Lee 'Ernie' Fletcher (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Patrick Forbes (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Vito J. Fossella Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tillie K. Fowler (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert D. 'Bob' Franks (NJ - ) (Out Of Office)
- Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R)
- James A. 'Jim' Gibbons (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- William F. 'Bill' Goodling (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark A. Green (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gilbert W. 'Gil' Gutknecht (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R)
- Tony P. Hall (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R)
- Robert C. 'Robin' Hayes (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joel Hefley (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R)
- Rick A. Hill (MT - ) (Out Of Office)
- Van Hilleary (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Duncan L. Hunter (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Asa' Hutchinson (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- John H. 'Johnny' Isakson (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- William Lewis 'Bill' Jenkins (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher 'Chris' John (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Sue W. Kelly (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dale E. Kildee (MI - D)
- Peter T. 'Pete' King (NY - R)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R)
- Ronald P. 'Ron' Klink (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- John J. LaFalce (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ray H. LaHood (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen 'Steve' Largent (OK - ) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas P. 'Tom' Latham (IA - R)
- Steven C. 'Steve' LaTourette (OH - R)
- Rick A. Lazio (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Lewis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- William O. Lipinski (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Kenneth R. 'Ken' Lucas (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank D. Lucas (OK - R)
- Frank R. Mascara (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Scott McInnis (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- David M. McIntosh (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas Carmichael 'Mike' McIntyre (NC - D)
- John L. Mica (FL - R)
- Dan Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R)
- Jerry Moran (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R)
- Richard E. Neal (MA - D)
- George R. Nethercutt Jr. (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anne Meagher Northup (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Nussle (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael G. Oxley (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald C. 'Ron' Packard (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward A. 'Ed' Pease (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
- John E. Peterson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R)
- David D. Phelps (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R)
- Richard W. Pombo (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert J. 'Rob' Portman (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Quinn (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
- George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nick Joe Rahall II (WV - D)
- Thomas M. Reynolds (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert R. 'Bob' Riley (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
- James E. Rogan (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Harold 'Hal' Rogers (KY - R)
- Paul D. Ryan (WI - R)
- Jim R. Ryun (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Matthew 'Matt' Salmon (AZ - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Schaffer (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Ronnie Shows (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael K. 'Mike' Simpson (ID - R)
- Ike Skelton (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Floyd Davidson Spence (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R)
- Bart T. Stupak (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Sununu (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Sweeney (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Talent (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- William J. 'Billy' Tauzin (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Gene Taylor (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles H. Taylor (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R)
- John R. Thune (SD - ) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- David B. Vitter (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James T. 'Jim' Walsh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Wesley 'Wes' Watkins (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Julius Caesar 'J.C.' Watts Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald C. 'Jerry' Weller (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R)
