House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to establish the Veterans' Administration as an executive department.
Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Solomon R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 18, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 25, 1988 — See H.R.3471.
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
238 cosponsors — 100 Republicans, 137 Democrats, 1 independent
142 of 238 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Frank Annunzio (D-IL), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Robert Badham (R-CA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), James Bilbray (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Ben Blaz (R-GU), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Corinne Boggs (D-LA), William Boner (D-TN), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), William Broomfield (R-MI), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Dan Burton (R-IN), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Beverly Byron (D-MD), H. Callahan (R-AL), William Chappell (D-FL), William Clinger (R-PA) and 208 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gerald Solomon.
- H.R. 2327 (100th) Veterans' Administration Beneficiary Travel, Quality assurance, and Readjustment Counseling Amendments of 1987
- H.Res. 277 (100th) A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to human rights abuses in Afghanistan.
- H.Res. 269 (100th) A resolution condemning the Soviet Union for its attack on American servicemen on September 17, 1987 and for actions clearly inconsistent…
- H.Res. 501 (100th) A resolution requiring that the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag be rendered in the Hall of the House at the start of each…
- H.Res. 396 (100th) A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives on United States policy toward Afghanistan, especially toward the…
- H.R. 4830 (100th) A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent double-counting of income in the conduct of needs analysis for student…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.