House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2009
- Committee actionOct 28, 2009
- Passed HouseNov 2, 2009 · 356–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 3, 2009 — 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. 1168.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1168, Veterans Retraining Act of 2009” on October 29, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on October 28, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 29, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41378
- CBO publication date
- October 29, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1168, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1168
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8535ca3f82aaa45fe187e8bb1f605c730122e409934d8df7754959e6f4bf7fd5
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1168, Veterans Retraining Act of 2009” on October 29, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on October 28, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 29, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41378
- CBO publication date
- October 29, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1168, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1168
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8535ca3f82aaa45fe187e8bb1f605c730122e409934d8df7754959e6f4bf7fd5
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. 111-323 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on November 2, 2009.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 2, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/323
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1168, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1168
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8535ca3f82aaa45fe187e8bb1f605c730122e409934d8df7754959e6f4bf7fd5
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1168, 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
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Walter Minnick (D-ID).
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Boozman.
- H.R. 1171 (111th) Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
- H.R. 1172 (111th) To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of…
- H.R. 1170 (111th) To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program to encourage the development of new assistive…
- H.R. 5630 (111th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for qualifications for vocational rehabilitation counselors and vocational…
- H.Res. 259 (111th) Expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the House of Representatives for the acts of heroism and military achievement by the members…
- H.Res. 773 (111th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the United States Submarine Force.
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.