HCONRES 249 · 105th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Stating the sense of Congress that substantial amounts of the proceeds received by the United States under any congressionally approved tobacco settlement should be allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced 1998-03-24· Sponsored by Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1998-03-24)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the Congress that substantial amounts of the proceeds received by the United States under any congressionally approved tobacco settlement should be allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs.…

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Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats3 Republicans1 Independent
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8]MA
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50]CA
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]PA
Rep. Mascara, Frank [D-PA-20]PA
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16]TX
Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28]TX
Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2]AR
Rep. Cook, Merrill [R-UT-2]UT
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-51]CA
Resident Commissioner Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10]MI
Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42]CA
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]IL
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]CA