House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-363

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004

H.R. 4175Introduced Apr 20, 2004Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Oct 25, 2004.

Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJ

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 20, 2004
Committee actionMay 19, 2004
Passed HouseJul 22, 2004 · 421–0
Passed SenateOct 5, 2004 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesOct 8, 2004
To the PresidentOct 13, 2004
Became lawOct 25, 2004

Latest action: Oct 25, 2004 — Became Public Law No: 108-363.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4175.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4175, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004” on May 25, 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 25, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15664
CBO publication date
May 25, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4175, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4175
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4175, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004” on May 25, 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 25, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15664
CBO publication date
May 25, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4175, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4175
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4175, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004” on October 14, 2004. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 8, 2004</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 14, 2004 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16108
CBO publication date
October 14, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4175, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4175
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4175, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004” on October 14, 2004. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 8, 2004”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 14, 2004 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16108
CBO publication date
October 14, 2004
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4175, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4175
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-524 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on June 3, 2004.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 3, 2004 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4175, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4175
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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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

11 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 11 cosponsors (82%) are from the other party.

Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Robert Brady (D-PA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Tim Holden (D-PA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX).

More from the sponsor

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

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.