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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Miami, Florida, metropolitan area.

H.R. 1628Introduced Apr 29, 1999Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Corrine Brown D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: May 20, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

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

10 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 10 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Bill McCollum (R-FL), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), E. Shaw (R-FL), Karen Thurman (D-FL), Robert Wexler (D-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Corrine Brown.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-3 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.