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House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 38, United States Code, to conform the mileage reimbursement rates used under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the mileage reimbursement rates for Government employees on official business who use privately owned vehicles, to eliminate all deductibles under the beneficiary travel program, to ensure that all veterans can participate in the beneficiary travel program, and for other purposes.

H.R. 6695Introduced Jul 31, 2008Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Timothy Walz D-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 31, 2008 — Referred to the House Committee on 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

16 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 11 Democrats

5 of 16 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.

Joe Barton (R-TX), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Joe Courtney (D-CT), John Hall (D-NY), Robin Hayes (R-NC), Baron Hill (D-IN), Steve Kagen (D-WI), John Kline (R-MN), John Kuhl (R-NY), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Zachary Space (D-OH), Betty Sutton (D-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Timothy Walz.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-1 district

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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.