To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Department of Veterans Affairs Medal for Distinguished Public Service to honor veterans who make remarkable and distinguished contributions to their communities.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 154.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McINTYRE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H53):
  This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Amendment XVI, of the United States Constitution.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated February 7, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  140 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 154, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/154

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 7, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  6d9818129a6c65ddc9156bd6719016e39a9c9bffc6357dd312471eaf0b0d2e0e

  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. 154, last updated February 7, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.