United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1707 (100th)
A bill to establish the Veterans' Administration as an executive department.
Introduced
18 March 1987
Last action
25 October 1988 · Committee
Status
See H.R.3471.
Sponsors
Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3], Rep. Sisisky, Norman [D-VA-4], Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2], Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1], Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rescom. Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2], Rep. Davis, Jack [R-IL-4], Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5], Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5], Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15], Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18], Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Rep. Rowland, John G. [R-CT-5], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6], Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Holloway, Clyde [R-LA-8], Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19], Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27], Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-5], Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1], Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2]
Subjects
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Source updated
4 February 2025
Summary
Establishes the Veterans Administration as an executive department redesignated as the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Makes technical and conforming changes, including the redesignation of the Administrator of Veterans Affairs as the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs.
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Timeline
18 March 1987
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 1987
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 1987
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 March 1987
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Source: Committee
25 October 1988
Committee
See H.R.3471.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 March 1987
Sponsors
- Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sisisky, Norman [D-VA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rescom. Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Jack [R-IL-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rowland, John G. [R-CT-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holloway, Clyde [R-LA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Department of Veterans Affairs Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/1707
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/hr/1707
- us · 100-hr-1707 · source updated 4 February 2025