House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 18, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 28, 2013 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1623.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. NEGRETE McLEOD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2159):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1623, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1623
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e5051ca3177f1575d8bd43f920bde837b5bf929920a558d23704ab8b5e904830
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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1623, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
18 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 16 Democrats
2 of 18 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Ron Barber (D-AZ), Julia Brownley (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Paul Cook (R-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), David Joyce (R-OH), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), John Tierney (D-MA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Henry Waxman (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod.
- H.R. 2349 (113th) GRAD Act of 2013
- H.R. 1251 (113th) Veteran Excellence Through Education Act of 2013
- H.R. 2505 (113th) Motorcoach Safety, Accountability, and Technology Act of 2013
- H.R. 4140 (113th) Homeless Veterans with Children Act of 2014
- H.R. 4104 (113th) Savings on Medical Expenses for Seniors Act of 2014
- H.R. 4710 (113th) To amend the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program to include all lands owned by the United States Government that are under the jurisdiction…
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.