House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-98
Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 1997
Became law on Nov 19, 1997.
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Stump R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 31, 1997
- Committee actionSep 11, 1997
- Passed HouseOct 31, 1997 · without objection
- Passed SenateNov 5, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 7, 1997
- Became lawNov 19, 1997
Latest action: Nov 19, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-98.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2367.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2367, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1997” on September 8, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on July 31, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 8, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10358
- CBO publication date
- September 8, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2367, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2367
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2a0552694231be1f90a8aeeab53fe73692e3ce2dda2c2ed41dd6ea68701d9a95
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2367, Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1997” on September 12, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 11, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 12, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10361
- CBO publication date
- September 12, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2367, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2367
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2a0552694231be1f90a8aeeab53fe73692e3ce2dda2c2ed41dd6ea68701d9a95
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2367, Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1997” on November 7, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 5, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 7, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10585
- CBO publication date
- November 7, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2367, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2367
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2a0552694231be1f90a8aeeab53fe73692e3ce2dda2c2ed41dd6ea68701d9a95
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-320 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on October 9, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 9, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/320
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2367, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2367
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2a0552694231be1f90a8aeeab53fe73692e3ce2dda2c2ed41dd6ea68701d9a95
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2367, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
21 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 18 Democrats
18 of 21 cosponsors (86%) are from the other party.
Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Carson (D-IN), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), James Clyburn (D-SC), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), W. Hefner (D-NC), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Frank Mascara (D-PA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Jack Quinn (R-NY), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Victor Snyder (D-AR), Maxine Waters (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
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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.