House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-287
Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act of 2002
Became law on Nov 7, 2002.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 8, 2001
- Committee actionMay 9, 2002
- Passed HouseMay 20, 2002 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2002 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 17, 2002
- To the PresidentOct 29, 2002
- Became lawNov 7, 2002
Latest action: Nov 7, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-287.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3253.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3253, Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act of 2002” on May 10, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 9, 2002</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 10, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13651
- CBO publication date
- May 10, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3253, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3253
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
64fa6a5ab76c83c3523e70361b04380bc673a250da84f72541c5e24847946001
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3253, Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act of 2002” on May 10, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 9, 2002”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 10, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13651
- CBO publication date
- May 10, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3253, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3253
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
64fa6a5ab76c83c3523e70361b04380bc673a250da84f72541c5e24847946001
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 107-471 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 16, 2002.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 16, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/471
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3253, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3253
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
64fa6a5ab76c83c3523e70361b04380bc673a250da84f72541c5e24847946001
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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
14 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 14 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), John Cooksey (R-LA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Mike Ferguson (R-NJ), Bob Filner (D-CA), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Ronnie Shows (D-MS), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Tom Udall (D-NM).
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
- H.R. 801 (107th) Veterans' Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001
- H.R. 2540 (107th) Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 2001
- H.R. 4085 (107th) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002
- H.R. 2716 (107th) Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001
- H.R. 3838 (107th) To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States organization to make members of the armed forces who receive…
- H.R. 1291 (107th) Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001
Sponsor’s state and district
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.