House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law.
Sponsor: Rep. Timothy Walz D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 10, 2011
- Committee actionSep 8, 2011
- Passed HouseOct 11, 2011 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 12, 2011 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1025.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1025, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law” on September 16, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 8, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 16, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42578
- CBO publication date
- September 16, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1025, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1025
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-233 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on October 5, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 5, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/233
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1025, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1025
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1726):Article I, Section I: All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 173 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1025, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1025
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
54 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 33 Democrats
21 of 54 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.
Charles Bass (R-NH), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Paul Broun (R-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), John Carney (D-DE), Donna Christensen (D-VI), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Susan Davis (D-CA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Bob Filner (D-CA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tim Holden (D-PA) and 24 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Timothy Walz.
- H.R. 3670 (112th) To require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
- H.R. 1148 (112th) Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act
- H.R. 865 (112th) Veteran Employment Transition Act of 2011
- H.R. 3236 (112th) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011
- H.R. 1855 (112th) Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011
- H.R. 3144 (112th) Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011
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.