House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-15

Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act of 2001

H.R. 1727Introduced May 3, 2001Policy area: Taxation

Became law on Jun 5, 2001.

Sponsor: Rep. Jim Ramstad R-MN

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 3, 2001
Committee actionMay 9, 2001
Passed HouseMay 15, 2001 · 419–0
Passed SenateMay 22, 2001 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentMay 25, 2001
Became lawJun 5, 2001

Latest action: Jun 5, 2001 — Became Public Law No: 107-15.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1727.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1727, Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act of 2001” on May 11, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 9, 2001</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2001 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13055
CBO publication date
May 11, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1727, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1727
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1727, Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act of 2001” on May 11, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 9, 2001”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13055
CBO publication date
May 11, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1727, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1727
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1727, Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act of 2001” on May 29, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 22, 2001</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 29, 2001 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13097
CBO publication date
May 29, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1727, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1727
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1727, Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act of 2001” on May 29, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 22, 2001”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 29, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13097
CBO publication date
May 29, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1727, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1727
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 107-65 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on May 15, 2001.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 15, 2001 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/65
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1727, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1727
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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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

16 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 16 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Philip Crane (R-IL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Phil English (R-PA), Mark Foley (R-FL), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Scott McInnis (R-CO), Richard Neal (D-MA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Paul Ryan (R-WI), E. Shaw (R-FL), Pete Stark (D-CA), Bart Stupak (D-MI), John Sununu (R-NH), Wes Watkins (R-OK), Gerald Weller (R-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Ramstad.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-3 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.