House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-475

Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000

H.R. 4864Introduced Jul 17, 2000Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Nov 9, 2000.

Sponsor: Rep. Bob Stump R-AZ

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 17, 2000
Committee actionJul 20, 2000
Passed HouseJul 25, 2000 · 414–0
Passed SenateSep 25, 2000 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesOct 17, 2000
To the PresidentNov 1, 2000
Became lawNov 9, 2000

Latest action: Nov 9, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-475.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4864.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4864, Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000” on July 21, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 20, 2000”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 21, 2000 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12513
CBO publication date
July 21, 2000
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4864, 106th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-781 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 24, 2000.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2000 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4864, 106th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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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

111 cosponsors — 53 Republicans, 57 Democrats, 1 independent

59 of 111 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), James Barcia (D-MI), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Julia Carson (D-IN), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Bob Clement (D-TN), Larry Combest (R-TX), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Jim Davis (D-FL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), James DeMint (R-SC), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Lane Evans (D-IL), Terry Everett (R-AL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Tillie Fowler (R-FL) and 81 more.

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Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Stump.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arizona in Congress · AZ-3 district

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