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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue exemplary rehabilitation certificates for certain individuals discharged from the Armed Forces.

H.R. 3053Introduced Jul 31, 1989Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Bennett D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 27, 1990 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 101-561, Part I.

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

40 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 37 Democrats

2 of 40 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), William Clay (D-MO), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Pete Geren (D-TX), Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), William Hughes (D-NJ), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), John Lewis (D-GA), Jill Long (D-IN), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Bruce Morrison (D-CT), Stephen Neal (D-NC), Mary Oakar (D-OH), Major Owens (D-NY), L. Payne (D-VA) and 10 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Bennett.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-3 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.