Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-233
Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006
Became law on Jun 15, 2006.
Sponsor: Sen. Larry Craig R-IDWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 14, 2005
- Committee actionJul 28, 2005
- Passed SenateSep 28, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseMay 22, 2006 · 372–0
- Resolving differencesMay 25, 2006
- To the PresidentJun 7, 2006
- Became lawJun 15, 2006
Latest action: Jun 15, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-233.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1235.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1235, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2005” on August 9, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 28, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17084
- CBO publication date
- August 9, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1235, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1235
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c069734f4904400ca215136a9930d1964a2a41e21548210c14b156023d84e825
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1235, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2005” on August 9, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 28, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17084
- CBO publication date
- August 9, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1235, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1235
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c069734f4904400ca215136a9930d1964a2a41e21548210c14b156023d84e825
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1235, Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006” on May 18, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill amended language provided by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 12, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 18, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17783
- CBO publication date
- May 18, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1235, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1235
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c069734f4904400ca215136a9930d1964a2a41e21548210c14b156023d84e825
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1235, Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006” on May 18, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill amended language provided by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 12, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 18, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17783
- CBO publication date
- May 18, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1235, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1235
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c069734f4904400ca215136a9930d1964a2a41e21548210c14b156023d84e825
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1235, Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006” on June 6, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 25, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 6, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17841
- CBO publication date
- June 6, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1235, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1235
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c069734f4904400ca215136a9930d1964a2a41e21548210c14b156023d84e825
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1235, Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006” on June 6, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 25, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 6, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17841
- CBO publication date
- June 6, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1235, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1235
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c069734f4904400ca215136a9930d1964a2a41e21548210c14b156023d84e825
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 109-139 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on September 21, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 21, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/139
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1235, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1235
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c069734f4904400ca215136a9930d1964a2a41e21548210c14b156023d84e825
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1235, last updated May 29, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 27, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Larry Craig.
- S. 2562 (109th) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006
- S. 3421 (109th) Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006
- S. 1131 (109th) Idaho Land Enhancement Act
- S. 1234 (109th) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005
- S. 397 (109th) Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
- S. 485 (109th) National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005
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.