To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a single "1-800" telephone number for access by the public to veterans benefits counselors of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to ensure that such counselors have available to them information about veterans benefits provided by all Federal departments and agencies and by State governments.
Latest action · Jul 10, 2001 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2001 to Jun 26, 2001; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | May 8, 2001 |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Original | May 8, 2001 |
| R-AZ | Bob Stump | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | May 22, 2001 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | May 22, 2001 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | May 22, 2001 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | May 22, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jun 7, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Karen L. Thurman | Jun 7, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jun 7, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Jun 7, 2001 | |
| R-KY | Anne M. Northup | Jun 26, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Jun 26, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 26, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 8, 2001 |
| Benefits Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2001Hearings Jul 10, 2001 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2001Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 5, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
- May 8, 2001Introduced in House
- May 8, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-8 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 862, H.R. 1406, H.R. 1435, H.R. 1746, H.R. 1929, H.R. 2359 AND H.R. 2361215 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 10, 2001 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a single "1-800" telephone number for access by the public to veterans benefits counselors of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to ensure that such counselors have available to them information about veterans benefits provided by all Federal departments and agencies and by State governments.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
