Senate bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-114
Veterans' Benefits Act of 1997
Became law on Nov 21, 1997.
Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Akaka D-HIWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 7, 1997
- Committee actionOct 7, 1997
- Passed SenateNov 5, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseNov 9, 1997 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesNov 10, 1997
- To the PresidentNov 13, 1997
- Became lawNov 21, 1997
Latest action: Nov 21, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-114.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 714.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 714, A bill to make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pilot Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs” on October 22, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on October 7, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 22, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10479
- CBO publication date
- October 22, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 714, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/714
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e15217dc335db677dd6d57bb0bb1a3ed9330510edefc61287474ffb588acde88
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 714, Veterans' Benefits Act of 1997” on November 14, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 10, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 14, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10584
- CBO publication date
- November 14, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 714, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/714
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e15217dc335db677dd6d57bb0bb1a3ed9330510edefc61287474ffb588acde88
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: S. Rept. 105-123 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on October 30, 1997.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 30, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/123
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 714, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/714
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e15217dc335db677dd6d57bb0bb1a3ed9330510edefc61287474ffb588acde88
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 S. 714, 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
8 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 5 Democrats, 1 independent
3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Larry Craig (R-ID), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Paul Wellstone (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Daniel Akaka.
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- S.Res. 235 (105th) A resolution commemorating 100 years of relations between the people of the United States and the people of the Philippines.
- S. 850 (105th) Downed Animal Protection Act
- S. 2202 (105th) Pet Safety and Protection 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.