House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Stump R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 31, 1998
- Committee actionApr 1, 1998
- Passed HouseMay 19, 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. 3603.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3603, A bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes” on April 2, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 1, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 2, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10722
- CBO publication date
- April 2, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3603, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3603
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
884b28705206b874d40903b7a3cc558a4ee0fb86810358a94f4f21ff5da70f2a
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-490 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on April 22, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 22, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/490
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3603, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3603
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
884b28705206b874d40903b7a3cc558a4ee0fb86810358a94f4f21ff5da70f2a
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3603, 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
7 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), John Cooksey (R-LA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Terry Everett (R-AL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Cliff Stearns (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Stump.
- H.J.Res. 75 (105th) To confer status as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope.
- H.R. 2367 (105th) Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 1997
- H.R. 4110 (105th) Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998
- H.R. 3211 (105th) Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act
- H.R. 1092 (105th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases for…
- H.R. 3039 (105th) Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act of 1998
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.