Senate bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-339

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998

S. 1021Introduced Jul 16, 1997Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Oct 31, 1998.

Sponsor: Sen. Chuck Hagel R-NE

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 16, 1997
Committee actionJul 28, 1998
Passed SenateOct 5, 1998 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseOct 8, 1998 · by voice vote
To the PresidentOct 20, 1998
Became lawOct 31, 1998

Latest action: Oct 31, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-339.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1021.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1021, Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act of 1998” on July 31, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veteran's Affairs on July 28, 1998”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 31, 1998 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11037
CBO publication date
July 31, 1998
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1021, 105th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1021
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1021, Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act of 1998” on October 19, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 8, 1998”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 19, 1998 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11307
CBO publication date
October 19, 1998
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1021, 105th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1021
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 105-340 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on September 21, 1998.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 21, 1998 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/340
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1021, 105th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1021
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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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

26 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 12 Democrats

12 of 26 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.

Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Max Cleland (D-GA), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), William Frist (R-TN), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), J. Kerrey (D-NE), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Chester Lott (R-MS), John McCain (R-AZ), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Harry Reid (D-NV), Charles Robb (D-VA), William Roth (R-DE), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), John Warner (R-VA).

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