House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-189

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

H.R. 100Introduced Jan 7, 2003Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Dec 19, 2003.

Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJ

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 7, 2003
Committee actionApr 3, 2003
Passed HouseMay 7, 2003 · 425–0
Passed SenateNov 21, 2003 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesDec 8, 2003
To the PresidentDec 12, 2003
Became lawDec 19, 2003

Latest action: Dec 19, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-189.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 100.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 100, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act” on April 11, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 3, 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 11, 2003 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14383
CBO publication date
April 11, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 100, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/100
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. 100, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act” on April 11, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 3, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 11, 2003 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14383
CBO publication date
April 11, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 100, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/100
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. 108-81 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on April 30, 2003.
Source: Congress.gov, reported April 30, 2003 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/81
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 100, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/100
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 100, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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 — 14 Republicans, 26 Democrats

26 of 40 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), John Boozman (R-AR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Henry Brown (R-SC), Julia Carson (D-IN), James Cooper (D-TN), Susan Davis (D-CA), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Bob Filner (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Robin Hayes (R-NC), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Tim Holden (D-PA), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Steve Israel (D-NY), Walter Jones (R-NC), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Michael Michaud (D-ME), George Miller (D-CA), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Tim Murphy (R-PA) and 10 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 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.