House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-422

Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004

H.R. 3936Introduced Mar 11, 2004Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Nov 30, 2004.

Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJ

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 11, 2004
Committee actionMay 19, 2004
Passed HouseJul 20, 2004 · by voice vote
Passed SenateOct 9, 2004 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesNov 17, 2004
To the PresidentNov 20, 2004
Became lawNov 30, 2004

Latest action: Nov 30, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-422.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3936.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3936, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the principal office of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area...” on May 14, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on March 11, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 14, 2004 ↗
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15632
CBO publication date
May 14, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3936, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3936
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3936, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the principal office of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area...” on May 14, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on March 11, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 14, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15632
CBO publication date
May 14, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3936, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3936
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
72798682fcd88de4a42fa56f70939ecfa38be2552fb0fed0d0a703ebf006a2d8
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3936, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the principal office of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, rather than only in the Distric” on May 26, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 19, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 26, 2004 ↗
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15667
CBO publication date
May 26, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3936, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3936
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
72798682fcd88de4a42fa56f70939ecfa38be2552fb0fed0d0a703ebf006a2d8
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3936, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the principal office of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, rather than only in the Distric” on May 26, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 19, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 26, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15667
CBO publication date
May 26, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3936, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3936
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 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. 108-574 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on June 25, 2004.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 25, 2004 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3936, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3936
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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

18 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 12 Democrats, 1 independent

13 of 18 cosponsors (72%) are from the other party.

Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Katherine Harris (R-FL), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Rick Renzi (R-AZ), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Ike Skelton (D-MO), Ted Strickland (D-OH), John Tierney (D-MA).

More from the sponsor

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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.