House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-26
FOR VETS Act of 2013
Became law on Aug 9, 2013.
Sponsor: Rep. Dan Benishek R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2013
- Committee actionMay 22, 2013
- Passed HouseJul 8, 2013 · 387–1
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2013 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 6, 2013
- Became lawAug 9, 2013
Latest action: Aug 9, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 113-26.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1171.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1171, FOR VETS Act of 2013” on August 1, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 31, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 1, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44479
- CBO publication date
- August 1, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1171, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1171
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-126 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 31, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/126
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1171, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1171
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
303388dce9ef766d8d42a43d4e9b024d329df6cfcc2a5bec8d20164439492e23
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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. BENISHEK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H1428-H1429):Article IV, Section 3, clause 2 ``The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States;''Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 197 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1171, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1171
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
303388dce9ef766d8d42a43d4e9b024d329df6cfcc2a5bec8d20164439492e23
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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
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), William Enyart (D-IL), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), David Roe (R-TN), Raul Ruiz (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dan Benishek.
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- H.R. 2072 (113th) Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2014
- H.R. 1825 (113th) Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act
- H.R. 163 (113th) Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act
- H.R. 2016 (113th) Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013
- H.R. 5484 (113th) Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.