House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the effective date for discontinuance of compensation and pension paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be the date on which the recipient dies, rather than the last day of the preceding month, in the case of a veteran with a surviving spouse, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Lewis R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 5, 1993
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 28, 1994 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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
43 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 19 Democrats
20 of 43 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.
Jim Bacchus (D-FL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Philip Crane (R-IL), Pat Danner (D-MO), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Bob Filner (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), George Gekas (R-PA), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Melton Hancock (R-MO), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Tim Holden (D-PA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Harry Johnston (D-FL), Peter King (R-NY), David Levy (R-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Dan Miller (R-FL), George Miller (D-CA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Stephen Neal (D-NC) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 901 (103rd) To ensure employee rights concerning the payment of union dues.
- H.Con.Res. 29 (103rd) Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the United States Customs Child Pornography and Protection Unit.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.