House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase amounts available to State approving agencies to ascertain the qualifications of educational institutions for furnishing courses of education to veterans and eligible persons under the Montgomery GI Bill and under other programs of education administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2002
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseOct 7, 2002 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 8, 2002 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3731.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S. 2237, which became Public Law 107-330 on 12/6/2002.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3731, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3731
- 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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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 — 9 Republicans, 11 Democrats, 1 independent
12 of 21 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Peter King (R-NY), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Dennis Moore (D-KS), Charles Pickering (R-MS), Jack Quinn (R-NY), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Thomas Reynolds (R-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ronnie Shows (D-MS), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Bob Stump (R-AZ), 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. 3253 (107th) Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness 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…
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.