House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-14
Veterans' Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001
Became law on Jun 5, 2001.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2001
- Committee actionMar 21, 2001
- Passed HouseMar 27, 2001 · 417–0
- Passed SenateMay 24, 2001 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesMay 24, 2001
- To the PresidentMay 25, 2001
- Became lawJun 5, 2001
Latest action: Jun 5, 2001 — Became Public Law No: 107-14.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 801.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 801, Veterans' Opportunities Act of 2001” on March 22, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on March 21, 2001</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 22, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12992
- CBO publication date
- March 22, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 801, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/801
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
13614304af5862792e6552ce6213bd6d61efd8ca79f510d6168341ed950a9719
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 801, Veterans' Opportunities Act of 2001” on March 22, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on March 21, 2001”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 22, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12992
- CBO publication date
- March 22, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 801, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/801
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
13614304af5862792e6552ce6213bd6d61efd8ca79f510d6168341ed950a9719
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 801, Veterans' Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001” on June 4, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 24, 2001</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 4, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13094
- CBO publication date
- June 4, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 801, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/801
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
13614304af5862792e6552ce6213bd6d61efd8ca79f510d6168341ed950a9719
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 801, Veterans' Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001” on June 4, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 24, 2001”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 4, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13094
- CBO publication date
- June 4, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 801, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/801
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
13614304af5862792e6552ce6213bd6d61efd8ca79f510d6168341ed950a9719
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. 107-27 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on March 26, 2001.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 26, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/27
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 801, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/801
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
13614304af5862792e6552ce6213bd6d61efd8ca79f510d6168341ed950a9719
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
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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
40 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 23 Democrats
24 of 40 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), John Baldacci (D-ME), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Marion Berry (D-AR), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Henry Brown (R-SC), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Julia Carson (D-IN), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), James Hansen (R-UT), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Major Owens (D-NY), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Adam Putnam (R-FL), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Marge Roukema (R-NJ) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
- 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…
- 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.