Senate bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-377
Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010
Became law on Jan 4, 2011.
Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Akaka D-HIWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 27, 2010
- Committee actionAug 5, 2010
- Passed SenateDec 13, 2010 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseDec 16, 2010 · 409–3
- To the PresidentDec 28, 2010
- Became lawJan 4, 2011
Latest action: Jan 4, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 111-377.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 3447.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3447, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010” on October 6, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on August 5, 2010</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 6, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21896
- CBO publication date
- October 6, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3447, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3447
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca348460c93ace044aadbc9a6cfe73d86b53ec6c52b6cb523992dbcd630d98e7
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3447, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010” on October 6, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on August 5, 2010”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 6, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21896
- CBO publication date
- October 6, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3447, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3447
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca348460c93ace044aadbc9a6cfe73d86b53ec6c52b6cb523992dbcd630d98e7
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3447, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010” on December 7, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as provided to CBO on December 2, 2010</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 7, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21975
- CBO publication date
- December 7, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3447, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3447
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca348460c93ace044aadbc9a6cfe73d86b53ec6c52b6cb523992dbcd630d98e7
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3447, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010” on December 7, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as provided to CBO on December 2, 2010”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 7, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21975
- CBO publication date
- December 7, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3447, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3447
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca348460c93ace044aadbc9a6cfe73d86b53ec6c52b6cb523992dbcd630d98e7
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. 111-346 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on October 26, 2010.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 26, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/SRPT/346
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3447, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3447
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ca348460c93ace044aadbc9a6cfe73d86b53ec6c52b6cb523992dbcd630d98e7
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.
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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
35 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 30 Democrats, 1 independent
4 of 35 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Max Baucus (D-MT), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Mark Begich (D-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Richard Burr (R-NC), Roland Burris (D-IL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kaufman (D-DE), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Daniel Akaka.
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- S. 1963 (111th) Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010
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- S. 372 (111th) Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2010
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- S. 707 (111th) Telework Enhancement Act of 2010
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.