House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-117
Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act
Became law on Nov 30, 1999.
Sponsor: Rep. Cliff Stearns R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 9, 1999
- Committee actionJul 15, 1999
- Passed HouseSep 21, 1999 · 369–46
- Passed SenateNov 5, 1999 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesNov 8, 1999
- To the PresidentNov 23, 1999
- Became lawNov 30, 1999
Latest action: Nov 30, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-117.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2116.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act” on June 28, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on June 9, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 28, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11632
- CBO publication date
- June 28, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2116, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2116
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ce315a4f11b07ec136fad750eb29e9e3adebed886f4324ef5e27e83630e69be7
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act” on July 29, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 16, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 29, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11748
- CBO publication date
- July 29, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2116, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2116
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ce315a4f11b07ec136fad750eb29e9e3adebed886f4324ef5e27e83630e69be7
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2116, Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act” on December 29, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 19, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 29, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12061
- CBO publication date
- December 29, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2116, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2116
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ce315a4f11b07ec136fad750eb29e9e3adebed886f4324ef5e27e83630e69be7
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 reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 106-470 ↗; H. Rept. 106-237 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 16, 1999.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 16, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/470
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/237 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2116, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2116
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ce315a4f11b07ec136fad750eb29e9e3adebed886f4324ef5e27e83630e69be7
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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
20 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 20 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Carson (D-IN), John Cooksey (R-LA), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), James Hansen (R-UT), Baron Hill (D-IN), Ray LaHood (R-IL), David McIntosh (R-IN), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Ronnie Shows (D-MS), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Thomas Tancredo (R-CO), Tom Udall (D-NM).
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cliff Stearns.
- H.R. 2498 (106th) Public Health Improvement Act
- H.R. 5109 (106th) Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act of 2000
- H.R. 492 (106th) To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry certain…
- H.R. 4759 (106th) Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act of 2000
- H.R. 691 (106th) Veterans Tobacco Trust Fund Act of 1999
- H.R. 1138 (106th) Ratepayer Protection Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.