House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-111

To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error.

H.R. 1090Introduced Mar 18, 1997Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Nov 21, 1997.

Sponsor: Rep. Lane Evans D-IL

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 18, 1997
Committee actionMar 20, 1997
Passed HouseApr 16, 1997 · by voice vote
Passed SenateNov 10, 1997 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentNov 13, 1997
Became lawNov 21, 1997

Latest action: Nov 21, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-111.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1090.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1090, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error” on November 14, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 10, 1997”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 14, 1997 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10575
CBO publication date
November 14, 1997
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1090, 105th Congress
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-52 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on April 14, 1997.
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H.R. 1090, 105th Congress
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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

46 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 24 Democrats

22 of 46 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Julia Carson (D-IN), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Cooksey (R-LA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Phil English (R-PA), Terry Everett (R-AL), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Jon Fox (R-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Ray LaHood (R-IL), William Lipinski (D-IL), William Luther (D-MN), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Frank Mascara (D-PA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Mike Parker (R-MS), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and 16 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lane Evans.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-17 district

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