House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure appropriate treatment of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health programs.
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Buyer R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 20, 2010
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 20, 2010 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4894.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4894, A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure appropriate treatment of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health programs” on March 24, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on March 20, 2010</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 24, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21390
- CBO publication date
- March 24, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4894, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4894
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ef4645204c8ff6ea88191413d49468dcfb1bd66b2a1ed2802de138a4f3946f7c
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4894, A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure appropriate treatment of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health programs” on March 24, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on March 20, 2010”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 24, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21390
- CBO publication date
- March 24, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4894, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4894
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ef4645204c8ff6ea88191413d49468dcfb1bd66b2a1ed2802de138a4f3946f7c
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of January 2, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4894, last updated January 2, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
47 cosponsors — 47 Republicans
0 of 47 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rodney Alexander (R-LA), J. Barrett (R-SC), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Howard Coble (R-NC), K. Conaway (R-TX), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), John Culberson (R-TX), Charles Djou (R-HI), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), J. Forbes (R-VA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), John Kline (R-MN), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Christopher Lee (R-NY), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Howard McKeon (R-CA), John Mica (R-FL), Jeff Miller (R-FL) and 17 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephen Buyer.
- H.R. 1293 (111th) Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009
- H.R. 2243 (111th) Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2009
- H.Res. 1501 (111th) Honoring the Patriot Guard Riders for their steadfast dedication in support of those who have sacrificed their lives for our country.
- H.R. 1261 (111th) Youth Prevention and Tobacco Harm Reduction Act
- H.R. 3407 (111th) Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009
- H.R. 294 (111th) Veteran-Owned Small Business Promotion Act of 2009
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.