House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-368
Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998
Became law on Nov 11, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Stump R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 23, 1998
- Committee actionJun 24, 1998
- Passed HouseAug 3, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 30, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 10, 1998
- To the PresidentNov 2, 1998
- Became lawNov 11, 1998
Latest action: Nov 11, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-368.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4110.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4110, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 1998” on July 14, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veteran's Affairs on June 24, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 14, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10956
- CBO publication date
- July 14, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4110, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4110
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d7977e2e6ee458f40738318c71364d64a2f72c6f29c5ea74ab62ae1f1b96e1d8
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4110, Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998” on October 28, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 21, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 28, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11300
- CBO publication date
- October 28, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4110, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4110
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d7977e2e6ee458f40738318c71364d64a2f72c6f29c5ea74ab62ae1f1b96e1d8
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. 105-627 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 16, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 16, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/627
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4110, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4110
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d7977e2e6ee458f40738318c71364d64a2f72c6f29c5ea74ab62ae1f1b96e1d8
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4110, 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
18 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 18 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.
Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), John Cooksey (R-LA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Terry Everett (R-AL), Bob Filner (D-CA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), John Olver (D-MA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Jack Quinn (R-NY), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D-PR), Max Sandlin (D-TX), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Victor Snyder (D-AR).
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. 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
- H.R. 3603 (105th) To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year…
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.