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House resolution · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs should take full responsibility for financing the health care benefits earned by veterans with service-connected disabilities.

H.Res. 249Introduced Mar 17, 2009Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Cynthia Lummis R-WY
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 17, 2009 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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

37 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 37 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Paul Broun (R-GA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Charles Djou (R-HI), Mary Fallin (R-OK), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Sam Johnson (R-TX), John Kline (R-MN), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Robert Latta (R-OH), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), John McHugh (R-NY), Candice Miller (R-MI), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Mike Pence (R-IN), Collin Peterson (D-MN) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cynthia Lummis.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wyoming in Congress · WY at-large district

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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.