To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a single "1-800" telephone number for access by the public to veterans benefits counselors of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to ensure that such counselors have available to them information about veterans benefits provided by all Federal departments and agencies and by State governments.

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

21 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 21 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.

Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Phil English (R-PA), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Peter King (R-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Anne Northup (R-KY), Todd Platts (R-PA), Mike Rogers (R-MI), Jim Ryun (R-KS), Rob Simmons (R-CT), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Karen Thurman (D-FL), Fred Upton (R-MI), David Vitter (R-LA), Maxine Waters (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Baker.

• H.R. 2441 (107th) To amend the Public Health Service Act to redesignate a facility as the National Hansen's Disease Programs Center, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 3896 (107th) To repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the United States when certain lands in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, were conveyed by…
• H.Res. 108 (107th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued on the subject of autism awareness.
• H.R. 2515 (107th) To amend title 32, United States Code, to remove the limitation on the use of defense funds for the National Guard civilian youth…
• H.R. 1336 (107th) Tax Refund Statute of Limitation Extension Act
• H.R. 2906 (107th) Emergency Aviation Security Act of 2001

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-6 district