House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-103

Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001

H.R. 1291Introduced Mar 29, 2001Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Dec 27, 2001.

Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJ

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 29, 2001
Committee actionDec 8, 2001
Passed HouseJun 19, 2001 · 416–0
Passed SenateDec 8, 2001 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesDec 11, 2001
To the PresidentDec 18, 2001
Became lawDec 27, 2001

Latest action: Dec 27, 2001 — Became Public Law No: 107-103.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1291.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1291, 21st Century Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act” on June 15, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on March 29, 2001</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 15, 2001 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13111
CBO publication date
June 15, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1291, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1291
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1291, 21st Century Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act” on June 15, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on March 29, 2001”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 15, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13111
CBO publication date
June 15, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1291, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1291
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d06aaba114597f3711dc85b99761231357e282d45c6038dd7929322bb8528f06
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1291, Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001” on December 28, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 12, 2001</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 28, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13475
CBO publication date
December 28, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1291, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1291
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d06aaba114597f3711dc85b99761231357e282d45c6038dd7929322bb8528f06
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1291, Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001” on December 28, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 12, 2001”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 28, 2001 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13475
CBO publication date
December 28, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1291, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1291
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov noteH.R. 1291 included provisions from several other veterans' benefit bills. Provisions from H.R. 2540 came from the version as introduced and passed House. H.R. 2540 subsequently narrowed and was enacted as the Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 2001.
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1291, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1291
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d06aaba114597f3711dc85b99761231357e282d45c6038dd7929322bb8528f06

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

105 cosponsors — 59 Republicans, 45 Democrats, 1 independent

47 of 105 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Dick Armey (R-TX), Joe Baca (D-CA), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), David Bonior (D-MI), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Julia Carson (D-IN), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Bob Clement (D-TN), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), John Dingell (D-MI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), David Dreier (R-CA), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Lane Evans (D-IL), Terry Everett (R-AL) and 75 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 district

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