Senate bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law

Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007

S. 1315Introduced May 7, 2007Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Where it went

IntroducedMay 7, 2007
Committee actionJun 27, 2007
Passed SenateApr 24, 2008 · 96–1
Passed HouseSep 22, 2008 · by voice vote
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 23, 2008 — Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1315.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1315, Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007” on August 28, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 27, 2007</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 28, 2007 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19094
CBO publication date
August 28, 2007
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1315, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1315
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1315, Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007” on August 28, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 27, 2007”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 28, 2007 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19094
CBO publication date
August 28, 2007
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1315, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1315
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
50e9e6768e08c70e66f8a99da87bf30bb6b0edb8a5138763f822d8b0620e4621
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 110-148 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on August 29, 2007.
Source: Congress.gov, reported August 29, 2007 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/148
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1315, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1315
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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

1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Ken Salazar (D-CO).

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