House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-262
Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996
Became law on Oct 9, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Stump R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 20, 1996
- Committee actionMay 8, 1996
- Passed HouseJul 30, 1996 · 416–0
- Passed SenateSep 28, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 28, 1996
- To the PresidentOct 3, 1996
- Became lawOct 9, 1996
Latest action: Oct 9, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-262.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3118.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-690 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 18, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 18, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/690
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3118, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3118
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
59253346d8acc891a967d92f99a1923591bcaf0a06cc4964372c9421f22bfcb1
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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
65 cosponsors — 28 Republicans, 36 Democrats, 1 independent
38 of 65 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), John Baldacci (D-ME), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Bob Clement (D-TN), Wes Cooley (R-OR), William Coyne (D-PA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Cal Dooley (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Terry Everett (R-AL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Michael Flanagan (R-IL), Jon Fox (R-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX) and 35 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Stump.
- H.R. 3376 (104th) To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year…
- H.R. 3673 (104th) Veterans' Compensation and Readjustment Benefits Amendments of 1996
- H.R. 3674 (104th) Veterans' Education and Compensation Benefits Amendments of 1996
- H.R. 4068 (104th) Veterans Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act
- H.R. 2814 (104th) To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year…
- H.R. 370 (104th) To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
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.