H.R. 3936: Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004

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H.R. 3936: Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-03-11 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-422.

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Official title

Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Amends Federal veterans' administrative provisions to require the principal office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court) to be in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. (Currently, such office must be in the District of Columbia.) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a dedicated Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center (Center) should be provided for such Court; and (2) the Secretary of Defense should determine the feasibility of locating the Center at an appropriate site owned by the United States that is part of or proximate to the Pentagon Reservation in Arlington, Virginia. Requires a joint report from the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs and the Administrator of General Services to the congressional defense and veterans' committees on the feasibility of locating the Center at such a site.

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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · 18 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3936, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the principal office of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area... (2004-05-14); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3936, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the principal office of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area... (2004-05-14); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3936, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the principal office of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, rather than only in the Distric (2004-05-26); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3936, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the principal office of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, rather than only in the Distric (2004-05-26)

Cosponsors on this site

Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] reported raising $797,217 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr3936.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr3936 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108