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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2001

H.R. 1280Introduced Mar 28, 2001Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Ronnie Shows D-MS
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 30, 2001 — Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.

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

35 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 29 Democrats, 1 independent

5 of 35 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Joe Baca (D-CA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Bob Clement (D-TN), Philip Crane (R-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), George Gekas (R-PA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Mark Green (R-WI), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Max Sandlin (D-TX) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ronnie Shows.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress · MS-4 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.