Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

11/7/2007--Introduced.
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for:
(1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military d more...epartments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves;
(2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program;
(3) family housing construction and related operation and maintenance for the military departments and DOD;
(4) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund;
(5) DOD chemical demilitarization construction; and
(6) the Department of Defense Base Closure Accounts of 1990 and 2005. Appropriates funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for:
(1) the Veterans Benefits Administration;
(2) readjustment benefits;
(3) veterans insurance and indemnities;
(4) the Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund;
(5) the Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program;
(6) the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program;
(7) guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans;
(8) the Veterans Health Administration;
(9) the National Cemetery Administration;
(10) the Office of Inspector General;
(11) construction for major and minor projects; and
(12) grants for the construction of extended care facilities and veterans cemeteries. Appropriates funds for:
(1) the American Battle Monuments Commission;
(2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims;
(3) cemeterial expenses, Army; and
(4) the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Specifies restrictions and authorities regarding the use of funds appropriated in this Act.

Sponsor

• Rep. Roger Wicker [R, MS-1]
• and 199 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4]
  • Rep. W. Todd Akin [R, MO-2]
  • Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
  • Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
  • Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]
  • Rep. Richard Baker [R, LA-6]
  • Rep. James Barrett [R, SC-3]
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]
  • Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
  • Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]
  • Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
  • Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1]
  • Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
  • Rep. Roy Blunt [R, MO-7]
  • Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8]
  • Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]
  • Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
  • Rep. John Boozman [R, AR-3]
  • Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
  • Rep. Kevin Brady [R, TX-8]
  • Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10]
  • Rep. Henry Brown [R, SC-1]
  • Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5]
  • Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]
  • Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. Stephen Buyer [R, IN-4]
  • Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
  • Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4]
  • Rep. Christopher Cannon [R, UT-3]
  • Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]
  • Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2]
  • Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
  • Rep. Michael Castle [R, DE-0]
  • Rep. Steven Chabot [R, OH-1]
  • Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]
  • Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4]
  • Rep. K. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11]
  • Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4]
  • Rep. Barbara Cubin [R, WY-0]
  • Rep. John Culberson [R, TX-7]
  • Rep. David Davis [R, TN-1]
  • Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4]
  • Rep. Thomas Davis [R, VA-11]
  • Rep. Nathan Deal [R, GA-9]
  • Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15]
  • Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]
  • Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-25]
  • Rep. John Doolittle [R, CA-4]
  • Rep. Thelma Drake [R, VA-2]
  • Rep. David Dreier [R, CA-26]
  • Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2]
  • Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R, MI-3]
  • Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
  • Rep. Philip English [R, PA-3]
  • Rep. Terry Everett [R, AL-2]
  • Rep. Mary Fallin [R, OK-5]
  • Rep. Tom Feeney [R, FL-24]
  • Rep. Michael Ferguson [R, NJ-7]
  • Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6]
  • Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4]
  • Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]
  • Rep. Luis Fortuno [R, PR-0]
  • Rep. Vito Fossella [R, NY-13]
  • Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11]
  • Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24]
  • Rep. E. Scott Garrett [R, NJ-5]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Rep. Wayne Gilchrest [R, MD-1]
  • Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
  • Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1]
  • Rep. Virgil Goode [R, VA-5]
  • Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]
  • Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12]
  • Rep. Samuel Graves [R, MO-6]
  • Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4]
  • Rep. J. Dennis Hastert [R, IL-14]
  • Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4]
  • Rep. Robin Hayes [R, NC-8]
  • Rep. Dean Heller [R, NV-2]
  • Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
  • Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
  • Rep. David Hobson [R, OH-7]
  • Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R, MI-2]
  • Rep. Kenny Hulshof [R, MO-9]
  • Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52]
  • Rep. Bob Inglis [R, SC-4]
  • Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49]
  • Rep. Bobby Jindal [R, LA-1]
  • Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3]
  • Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15]
  • Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3]
  • Rep. Jim Jordan [R, OH-4]
  • Rep. Ric Keller [R, FL-8]
  • Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
  • Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]
  • Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
  • Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10]
  • Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
  • Rep. Joseph Knollenberg [R, MI-9]
  • Rep. John Kuhl [R, NY-29]
  • Rep. Ray LaHood [R, IL-18]
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
  • Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4]
  • Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
  • Rep. Jerry Lewis [R, CA-41]
  • Rep. Ron Lewis [R, KY-2]
  • Rep. John Linder [R, GA-7]
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2]
  • Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]
  • Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3]
  • Rep. Connie Mack [R, FL-14]
  • Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
  • Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
  • Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R, CA-22]
  • Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. James McCrery [R, LA-4]
  • Rep. Patrick Mchenry [R, NC-10]
  • Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23]
  • Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
  • Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
  • Rep. John Mica [R, FL-7]
  • Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10]
  • Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42]
  • Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1]
  • Rep. Jerry Moran [R, KS-1]
  • Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
  • Rep. Marilyn Musgrave [R, CO-4]
  • Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
  • Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19]
  • Rep. Devin Nunes [R, CA-21]
  • Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14]
  • Rep. Steven Pearce [R, NM-2]
  • Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6]
  • Rep. John Peterson [R, PA-5]
  • Rep. Thomas Petri [R, WI-6]
  • Rep. Charles Pickering [R, MS-3]
  • Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
  • Rep. Jon Porter [R, NV-3]
  • Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6]
  • Rep. Deborah Pryce [R, OH-15]
  • Rep. Adam Putnam [R, FL-12]
  • Rep. George Radanovich [R, CA-19]
  • Rep. James Ramstad [R, MN-3]
  • Rep. Ralph Regula [R, OH-16]
  • Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0]
  • Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8]
  • Rep. Rick Renzi [R, AZ-1]
  • Rep. Thomas Reynolds [R, NY-26]
  • Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5]
  • Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3]
  • Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8]
  • Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R, CA-46]
  • Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6]
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
  • Rep. Edward Royce [R, CA-40]
  • Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1]
  • Rep. Bill Sali [R, ID-1]
  • Rep. H. James Saxton [R, NJ-3]
  • Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2]
  • Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner [R, WI-5]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3]
  • Rep. Christopher Shays [R, CT-4]
  • Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
  • Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9]
  • Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2]
  • Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
  • Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
  • Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6]
  • Rep. John Sullivan [R, OK-1]
  • Rep. Thomas Tancredo [R, CO-6]
  • Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
  • Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13]
  • Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R, KS-4]
  • Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
  • Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]
  • Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]
  • Rep. Timothy Walberg [R, MI-7]
  • Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2]
  • Rep. James Walsh [R, NY-25]
  • Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
  • Rep. David Weldon [R, FL-15]
  • Rep. Gerald Weller [R, IL-11]
  • Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
  • Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]
  • Rep. Heather Wilson [R, NM-1]
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
  • Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
  • Rep. C. W. Bill Young [R, FL-10]
  • Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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Committees

• House Appropriations
• 1 more
  • House Budget
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.4104

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
November 07, 2007

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December 18, 2007 Free Sample Ban

It has come to my attention that US Representative Aaron Frost from Pennsylvania has introduced a bill (HR 4104) that would make it illegal for companies to offer free product samples of any kind.

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November 09, 2007 Wilson Calls on Democrats to Send Stand-Alone Veterans ...

Note: Congressman Wilson has joined many of his Republican colleagues in co-sponsoring HR 4104, a Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations conference agreement introduced by Congressman Roger Wicker (MS-01) yesterday that ...

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November 08, 2007 A VA budget by Veterans Day?

Yesterday, I introduced the MilCon/VA conference agreement as a stand-alone bill, HR 4104. It is identical to the bill already agreed upon by House and Senate negotiators. It could be passed today by unanimous consent and immediately ...

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