House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008
Sponsor: Rep. John Boozman R-ARWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 10, 2008
- Committee actionJul 16, 2008
- Passed HouseJul 31, 2008 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 1, 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. 6221.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6221, Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008” on July 29, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 16, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 29, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20124
- CBO publication date
- July 29, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6221, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6221
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2e1429f15c49f62afe3ec1bad94a6eecb9c20933b45c6913a15cee4db889e45d
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6221, Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008” on July 29, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 16, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 29, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20124
- CBO publication date
- July 29, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6221, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6221
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2e1429f15c49f62afe3ec1bad94a6eecb9c20933b45c6913a15cee4db889e45d
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. 110-785 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 29, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 29, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/785
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6221, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6221
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2e1429f15c49f62afe3ec1bad94a6eecb9c20933b45c6913a15cee4db889e45d
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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
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD).
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Boozman.
- H.Res. 412 (110th) Expressing gratitude to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, for their State Visit to…
- H.R. 3681 (110th) Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2008
- H.R. 2239 (110th) Early Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits Act
- H.R. 3889 (110th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a longitudinal study of the vocational…
- H.Con.Res. 296 (110th) Expressing support for the designation of August 2008 as "National Heat Stroke Awareness Month" to raise awareness and encourage…
- H.Res. 1158 (110th) Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas.
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.