House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error.
Sponsor: Rep. Lane Evans D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 7, 1995
- Committee actionMay 8, 1996
- Passed HouseMay 21, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 22, 1996 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1483.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-571 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 10, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 10, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/571
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1483, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/1483
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3032278afabe72e95447967ae18e3f3c80eb44b99ea09be224759e20e3cbc0de
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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
22 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 12 Democrats, 1 independent
9 of 22 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Bob Clement (D-TN), Wes Cooley (R-OR), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Frank Mascara (D-PA), John McHugh (R-NY), David Minge (D-MN), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Bob Ney (R-OH), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Karen Thurman (D-FL), James Walsh (R-NY), J. Watts (R-OK).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lane Evans.
- H.R. 1876 (104th) Landmine Use Moratorium Act of 1995
- H.R. 1278 (104th) Corporate Welfare Reduction Act of 1995
- H.R. 910 (104th) To require the Secretary of State to establish a set of voluntary guidelines to promote socially responsible business practices for United…
- H.R. 2724 (104th) Federal Contractor Labor Relations Enforcement Act of 1995
- H.R. 2725 (104th) Federal Contractor Safety and Health Enforcement Act of 1995
- H.R. 3927 (104th) Agent Orange Benefits Act of 1996
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.