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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of delimiting periods for receipt of veterans' educational benefits in the case of certain veterans with an alcohol or drug dependence or abuse condition.

H.R. 5068Introduced Jul 14, 1988Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. William Lipinski D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 14, 1988 — Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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

36 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 32 Democrats

4 of 36 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), William Clay (D-MO), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), Jack Davis (R-IL), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Alan Mollohan (D-WV) and 6 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Lipinski.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-5 district

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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.