House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2005
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2005
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 18, 2006 — Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
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
50 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 48 Democrats, 1 independent
1 of 50 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Susan Davis (D-CA), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ron Kind (D-WI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Shelley Berkley.
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- H.Res. 265 (109th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month.
- H.Con.Res. 105 (109th) Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of Las Vegas, Nevada.
- H.R. 1081 (109th) Osteoporosis Education and Prevention Act of 2005
- H.R. 5119 (109th) Veterans' Pension Improvement Act of 2006
- H.R. 895 (109th) Nuclear Waste Terrorist Threat Assessment and Protection Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.