House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
Veterans' Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of 1988
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 3, 1988
- Committee actionJun 28, 1988
- Passed HouseJul 26, 1988 · 395–0
- Passed SenateOct 18, 1988 · by voice vote
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 20, 1988 — Provisions Included in S.11.
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
39 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 23 Democrats
13 of 39 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), John Bryant (D-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Jack Davis (R-IL), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Wayne Dowdy (D-MS), Don Edwards (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), James Florio (D-NJ), Bill Grant (R-FL), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), Ralph Hall (R-TX), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), Claude Harris (D-AL), W. Hefner (D-NC), Ed Jenkins (D-GA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), James Leath (D-TX), Bob McEwen (R-OH), Daniel Mica (D-FL), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Bill Richardson (D-NM), Thomas Ridge (R-PA), Tommy Robinson (R-AR) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Douglas Applegate.
- H.R. 2945 (100th) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1987
- H.J.Res. 388 (100th) A joint resolution designating April 9, 1988, as "National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day".
- H.J.Res. 155 (100th) A joint resolution designating April 9, 1987, as "National Prisoner of War Recognition Day".
- H.J.Res. 418 (100th) A joint resolution to designate April 28, 1988, as "National Day of Remembrance of the 749 American Victims of Operation Tiger".
- H.R. 3334 (100th) Hazardous Materials Transportation Amendments of 1987
- H.J.Res. 630 (100th) A joint resolution designating April 16 through 22, 1989, as "National Ceramic Tile Industry Recognition Week".
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.