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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from taking any action to implement any recommendation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission during the one-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the commission's recommendations to the Secretary.

H.R. 3440Introduced Nov 5, 2003Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher John D-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 13, 2003 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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

19 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 17 Democrats

1 of 19 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Barney Frank (D-MA), Timothy Johnson (R-IL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), James McGovern (D-MA), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bart Stupak (D-MI), Ellen Tauscher (D-CA), John Tierney (D-MA).

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress

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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.