House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 25, 2013
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseOct 28, 2013 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 29, 2013 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1742.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HECK of Nevada, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2353):The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing Powers, and all other powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 334 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1742, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1742
- 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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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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1742, last updated December 5, 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
9 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Ron Barber (D-AZ), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), John Carney (D-DE), John Delaney (D-MD), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), William Owens (D-NY), James Renacci (R-OH), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Heck.
- H.R. 258 (113th) Stolen Valor Act of 2013
- H.R. 697 (113th) Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act
- H.R. 2166 (113th) Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act
- H.R. 5076 (113th) Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2014
- H.R. 4017 (113th) To designate a peak located in Nevada as "Mount Reagan".
- H.R. 1354 (113th) JOLT Act of 2013
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.