House bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-270
To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. to establish a Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center, and for other purposes.
Became law on Oct 12, 2010.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 1, 2009
- Committee actionMay 6, 2010
- Passed HouseOct 13, 2009 · 390–0
- Passed SenateSep 28, 2010 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 30, 2010
- Became lawOct 12, 2010
Latest action: Oct 12, 2010 — Became Public Law No: 111-270.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3689.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3689, An act to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., to establish a Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center, and for othe purposes” on May 14, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 6, 2010</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 14, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21474
- CBO publication date
- May 14, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3689, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3689
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c39d66951d07663e1eb13a051e9925c2b01ae355a06de99da4279cad96476770
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3689, An act to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., to establish a Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center, and for othe purposes” on May 14, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 6, 2010”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 14, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21474
- CBO publication date
- May 14, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3689, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3689
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c39d66951d07663e1eb13a051e9925c2b01ae355a06de99da4279cad96476770
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: S. Rept. 111-198 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 24, 2010.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 24, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/SRPT/198
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3689, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3689
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c39d66951d07663e1eb13a051e9925c2b01ae355a06de99da4279cad96476770
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3689, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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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.