To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make tuition payments for veterans enrolled in institutions of higher learning who are receiving assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program by not later than the tuition due date for the quarter, semester, or term.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3462.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7830):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper) The Congress shall have Power *** To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated February 7, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  320 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3462, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3462

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 7, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  bc9f75daa31f701dd204f017fcd2b32b679236af6a01bef913dc50b7cd94bab3

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of February 7, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3462, last updated February 7, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.