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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis C, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3455Introduced Nov 6, 2003Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Chris Bell D-TX
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Where it went

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

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

10 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 9 Democrats

1 of 10 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Major Owens (D-NY), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Robert Wexler (D-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Bell.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-25 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.