House bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-81
Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009
Became law on Oct 22, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Filner D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2009
- Committee actionJun 10, 2009
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2009 · 409–1
- Passed SenateAug 6, 2009 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesOct 8, 2009
- To the PresidentOct 16, 2009
- Became lawOct 22, 2009
Latest action: Oct 22, 2009 — Became Public Law No: 111-81.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1016.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1016, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009” on June 16, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 10, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 16, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20791
- CBO publication date
- June 16, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1016, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1016
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f3b86f3fc73294f6f5c4c1f94db93e697cb0e53d206930a57ed04dfe5f60effa
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1016, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009” on June 16, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 10, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 16, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20791
- CBO publication date
- June 16, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1016, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1016
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f3b86f3fc73294f6f5c4c1f94db93e697cb0e53d206930a57ed04dfe5f60effa
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. 111-171 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on June 19, 2009.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 19, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/171
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1016, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1016
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f3b86f3fc73294f6f5c4c1f94db93e697cb0e53d206930a57ed04dfe5f60effa
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1016, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
125 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 104 Democrats
20 of 125 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
John Adler (D-NJ), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), John Boccieri (D-OH), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Christopher Carney (D-PA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Kathleen Dahlkemper (D-PA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Brad Ellsworth (D-IN) and 95 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Filner.
- H.R. 3219 (111th) Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010
- H.R. 1377 (111th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency…
- H.R. 5014 (111th) To clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
- H.R. 23 (111th) Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009
- H.Res. 780 (111th) Recognizing the celebration of Filipino American History Month in October.
- H.Res. 725 (111th) Congratulating the Chula Vista Park View Little League team of Chula Vista, California, for winning the 2009 Little League World Series…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.