1HOUSE · DEC 30, 2012
House agreed to the Senate version
392–3AGREED
R 220–3 D 172–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment · roll 650 · 36 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-249
Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012
Became law on Jan 10, 2013.
Sponsor: Rep. Gus Bilirakis R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2012
- Committee actionJul 11, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 11, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 30, 2012 · House agreed 392–3
- To the PresidentJan 1, 2013
- Became lawJan 10, 2013
Latest action: Jan 10, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 112-249.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4057.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4057, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the provision of information on” on August 2, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 11, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 2, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43513
- CBO publication date
- August 2, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4057, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4057
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
127f92584b87051e9a97272653b0d69e8fb6da04d1bd8d8da715ba17e680ce5c
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-646 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on September 10, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 10, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/646
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4057, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4057
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
127f92584b87051e9a97272653b0d69e8fb6da04d1bd8d8da715ba17e680ce5c
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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. BILIRAKIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H902):Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 325 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4057, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4057
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
127f92584b87051e9a97272653b0d69e8fb6da04d1bd8d8da715ba17e680ce5c
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4057, last updated August 14, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 4057. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
25 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 19 Democrats
19 of 25 cosponsors (76%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), David Cicilline (D-RI), John Culberson (R-TX), Bob Filner (D-CA), Gene Green (D-TX), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), David McKinley (R-WV), Michael Michaud (D-ME), William Owens (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Brad Sherman (D-CA).
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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.