House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-147
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003
Became law on Dec 3, 2003.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2003
- Committee actionMay 15, 2003
- Passed HouseMay 22, 2003 · 426–0
- Passed SenateNov 21, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 26, 2003
- Became lawDec 3, 2003
Latest action: Dec 3, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-147.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1683.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1683, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003” on April 25, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on April 9, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 25, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14407
- CBO publication date
- April 25, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1683, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1683
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a75bad92f293692b1328d1150020e404f8baffb8de69d7942b5bd8e0bf922f1
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1683, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003” on April 25, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on April 9, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 25, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14407
- CBO publication date
- April 25, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1683, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1683
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a75bad92f293692b1328d1150020e404f8baffb8de69d7942b5bd8e0bf922f1
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1683, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003” on May 16, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 15, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 16, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14459
- CBO publication date
- May 16, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1683, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1683
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a75bad92f293692b1328d1150020e404f8baffb8de69d7942b5bd8e0bf922f1
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1683, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003” on May 16, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 15, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 16, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14459
- CBO publication date
- May 16, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1683, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1683
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a75bad92f293692b1328d1150020e404f8baffb8de69d7942b5bd8e0bf922f1
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1683, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003” on November 26, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 21, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 26, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15059
- CBO publication date
- November 26, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1683, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1683
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a75bad92f293692b1328d1150020e404f8baffb8de69d7942b5bd8e0bf922f1
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1683, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003” on November 26, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 21, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 26, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15059
- CBO publication date
- November 26, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1683, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1683
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a75bad92f293692b1328d1150020e404f8baffb8de69d7942b5bd8e0bf922f1
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. 108-108 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 19, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 19, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/108
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1683, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1683
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4a75bad92f293692b1328d1150020e404f8baffb8de69d7942b5bd8e0bf922f1
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.
Sent to: Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veterans' Affairs CommitteeBills with a CBO estimateBills with a committee reportSee it in the Data Web
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1683, 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
8 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Anibal Acevedo-Vila (D-PR), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
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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.