House bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-275
Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010
Became law on Oct 13, 2010.
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Filner D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 15, 2009
- Committee actionJul 15, 2009
- Passed HouseJul 27, 2009 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 28, 2010 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 29, 2010
- To the PresidentOct 1, 2010
- Became lawOct 13, 2010
Latest action: Oct 13, 2010 — Became Public Law No: 111-275.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3219.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3219, Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvement Act of 2009” on July 23, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on july 15, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 23, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20949
- CBO publication date
- July 23, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3219, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3219
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8f234bfb0653031fb0ffdc9973e3d761cfddf39aea659952d4e89de70ce5d387
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3219, Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvement Act of 2009” on July 23, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on july 15, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 23, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20949
- CBO publication date
- July 23, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3219, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3219
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8f234bfb0653031fb0ffdc9973e3d761cfddf39aea659952d4e89de70ce5d387
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3219, Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010” on September 28, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Pay-as-you-go table for the bill as provided by the Senate Committee on the Budget on September 27, 2010</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 28, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21877
- CBO publication date
- September 28, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3219, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3219
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8f234bfb0653031fb0ffdc9973e3d761cfddf39aea659952d4e89de70ce5d387
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3219, Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010” on September 28, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go table for the bill as provided by the Senate Committee on the Budget on September 27, 2010”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 28, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21877
- CBO publication date
- September 28, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3219, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3219
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8f234bfb0653031fb0ffdc9973e3d761cfddf39aea659952d4e89de70ce5d387
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. 111-223 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 24, 2009.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/223
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3219, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3219
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8f234bfb0653031fb0ffdc9973e3d761cfddf39aea659952d4e89de70ce5d387
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. 3219, 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
29 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 18 Democrats
11 of 29 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
John Adler (D-NJ), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), John Boccieri (D-OH), John Boozman (R-AR), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Henry Brown (R-SC), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), John Hall (D-NY), Deborah Halvorson (D-IL), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Harry Mitchell (D-AZ), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Glenn Nye (D-VA), Thomas Perriello (D-VA), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), David Roe (R-TN), Victor Snyder (D-AR), Zachary Space (D-OH), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Harry Teague (D-NM), Timothy Walz (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Filner.
- H.R. 1016 (111th) Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009
- 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.