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House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Veterans Backlog Reduction Act

H.R. 1739Introduced Apr 25, 2013Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. William Enyart D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 25, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1739.

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. 1739, 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

34 cosponsors — 34 Democrats

0 of 34 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Pete Gallego (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Denny Heck (D-WA), Steve Israel (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), David Loebsack (D-IA), Daniel Maffei (D-NY), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Richard Neal (D-MA), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), John Tierney (D-MA) and 4 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Enyart.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-12 district

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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.