House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 1998
- Committee actionMar 11, 1998
- Passed HouseMar 24, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 10, 1998 — See H.R.4110.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3213.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3213, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify enforcement of veterans' employment and reemployment rights...” on March 11, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on March 11, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 11, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10682
- CBO publication date
- March 11, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3213, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3213
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-448 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on March 17, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 17, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/448
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3213, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3213
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3213, 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
16 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 16 cosponsors (69%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Cooksey (R-LA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Ray LaHood (R-IL), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Frank Mascara (D-PA), John Olver (D-MA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Maxine Waters (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jack Quinn.
- H.Con.Res. 52 (105th) Urging that the railroad industry, including rail labor, management and retiree organizations, open discussions for adequately funding an…
- H.R. 1526 (105th) The Americans For Affordable Housing Act.
- H.R. 1077 (105th) To stay implementation of the plan for allocation of health care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs until the Secretary of…
- H.R. 250 (105th) Persian Gulf Syndrome Health Benefits Extension Act of 1997
- H.R. 989 (105th) Restricted Explosives Control Act of 1997
- H.R. 251 (105th) Inspector General for Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1997
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.