Senate bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-389

Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008

S. 3023Introduced May 15, 2008Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Oct 10, 2008.

Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Akaka D-HI

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 15, 2008
Committee actionJun 26, 2008
Passed SenateSep 16, 2008 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 24, 2008 · by voice vote
Resolving differencesSep 27, 2008
To the PresidentOct 2, 2008
Became lawOct 10, 2008

Latest action: Oct 10, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-389.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 3023.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3023, Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008” on July 23, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 26, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 23, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20106
CBO publication date
July 23, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 3023, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/3023
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
059da781aa5ee61be62da3f779291641565b772f569104ba516ae63d2d98d237
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3023, Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008” on July 23, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 26, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 23, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20106
CBO publication date
July 23, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 3023, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/3023
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
059da781aa5ee61be62da3f779291641565b772f569104ba516ae63d2d98d237
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3023, Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008” on October 9, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 27, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 9, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20380
CBO publication date
October 9, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 3023, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/3023
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
059da781aa5ee61be62da3f779291641565b772f569104ba516ae63d2d98d237
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3023, Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008” on October 9, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 27, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 9, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20380
CBO publication date
October 9, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 3023, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/3023
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
059da781aa5ee61be62da3f779291641565b772f569104ba516ae63d2d98d237
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 110-449 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on September 9, 2008.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 9, 2008 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/449
Congress.gov bill record
S. 3023, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/3023
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
059da781aa5ee61be62da3f779291641565b772f569104ba516ae63d2d98d237
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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 Republican

1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Olympia Snowe (R-ME).

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Sponsor’s state and 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.