House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-110
An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain programs and activities, and for other purposes.
Became law on Feb 13, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Hutchinson R-ARWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 19, 1995
- Committee actionSep 20, 1995
- Passed HouseOct 17, 1995 · 403–0
- Passed SenateJan 5, 1996 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesJan 25, 1996
- To the PresidentFeb 1, 1996
- Became lawFeb 13, 1996
Latest action: Feb 13, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-110.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2353.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-275 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on October 12, 1995.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 12, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/275
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2353, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2353
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
11 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 11 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Bob Barr (R-GA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Bob Clement (D-TN), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Michael Flanagan (R-IL), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Gerald Weller (R-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Hutchinson.
- H.R. 1804 (104th) To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the "Judge Isaac C.…
- H.R. 1384 (104th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt certain full-time health-care professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs from…
- H.R. 3643 (104th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1998, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is…
- H.R. 1565 (104th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1997, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is…
- H.R. 1536 (104th) To amend title 38, Unite States Code, to extend for two years an expiring authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with respect to…
- H.R. 2531 (104th) To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the exemption for houseparents from the minimum wage and maximum hours…
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.