House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least once every six years the plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans by the Secretary.
Sponsor: Rep. Ciro Rodriguez D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 31, 2008
- Committee actionApr 30, 2008
- Passed HouseMay 20, 2008 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 21, 2008 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5664.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5664, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least once every six years the plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans by the Secretary” on May 12, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 30, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 12, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19722
- CBO publication date
- May 12, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5664, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5664
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a03a449fe4a9ea9729d33bf7c8b90a8fe4e73fc88b4ba5553cb081509de2e4f1
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5664, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least once every six years the plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans by the Secretary” on May 12, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 30, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 12, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19722
- CBO publication date
- May 12, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5664, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5664
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a03a449fe4a9ea9729d33bf7c8b90a8fe4e73fc88b4ba5553cb081509de2e4f1
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: H. Rept. 110-641 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 15, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 15, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/641
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5664, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5664
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a03a449fe4a9ea9729d33bf7c8b90a8fe4e73fc88b4ba5553cb081509de2e4f1
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Timothy Walz (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ciro Rodriguez.
- H.R. 2688 (110th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in Uvalde, Texas, as the "Dolph S.…
- H.R. 5826 (110th) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008
- H.R. 6176 (110th) To authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 963 (110th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 1291 (110th) Expressing gratitude for the contributions of the American GI Forum on its 60th anniversary.
- H.Res. 483 (110th) Recognizing the 63rd Anniversary of Big Bend National Park, established on June 12, 1944.
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.