House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-214
To amend the law that authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to authorize the placement within the site of the memorial of a plaque to honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service.
Became law on Jun 15, 2000.
Sponsor: Rep. Elton Gallegly R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 10, 1999
- Committee actionApr 5, 2000
- Passed HouseMay 9, 2000 · 421–0
- Passed SenateMay 25, 2000 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJun 6, 2000
- Became lawJun 15, 2000
Latest action: Jun 15, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-214.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3293.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3293, A bill to amend the law that authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to authorize the placement within the site of the memorial of a plaque to honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war. . .” on April 12, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on April 5, 2000”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 12, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12207
- CBO publication date
- April 12, 2000
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3293, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/3293
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2aab73d4dc75489f32ea58dce6b7bd903f816403c98eb420d064a1608508ca26
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3293, An act to amend the law that authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to authorize the placement within the site of the memorial of a plaque to honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war. . .” on June 1, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 25, 2000”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 1, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12322
- CBO publication date
- June 1, 2000
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3293, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/3293
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2aab73d4dc75489f32ea58dce6b7bd903f816403c98eb420d064a1608508ca26
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. 106-585 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 13, 2000.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 13, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/585
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3293, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/3293
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2aab73d4dc75489f32ea58dce6b7bd903f816403c98eb420d064a1608508ca26
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3293, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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
290 cosponsors — 130 Republicans, 159 Democrats, 1 independent
162 of 290 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Baird (D-WA), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Charles Bass (R-NH), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA) and 260 more.
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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.