HR 1746 · 107th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

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.

Introduced 2001-05-08· Sponsored by Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]· House

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Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(2001-07-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide for a single toll-free telephone number to be available for access by the public to veterans benefits counselors of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (2) ensure that such counselors have all available information about veterans provided by Federal departments and agencies and State governments.…

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Cosponsors (20)

5 Democrats15 Republicans
Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2]CT
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ
Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-6]AZ
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]NY
Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11]OH
Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8]MI
Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Vitter, David [R-LA-1]LA
Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21]PA
Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13]NY
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]MD
Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2]KS
Rep. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC-3]SC
Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]CA
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]MI
Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5]FL
Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]PA
Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3]KY
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]CA