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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2003.

H.R. 1653Introduced Apr 7, 2003Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. H. Saxton R-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 7, 2003 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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

52 cosponsors — 36 Republicans, 15 Democrats, 1 independent

16 of 52 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), John Boozman (R-AR), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Henry Brown (R-SC), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), James DeMint (R-SC), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Bob Filner (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Robin Hayes (R-NC), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Michael Honda (D-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Ray LaHood (R-IL), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Ken Lucas (D-KY), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), James McGovern (D-MA) and 22 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Saxton.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-3 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.