VETS Act of 2013

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2001.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RANGEL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2655):
  Congress is given the power under the Constitution ``To raise and support Armies,'' ``To provide and maintain a Navy,'' and ``To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces.'' Art. I, Sec. 8, cls. 12-14. See also: ROSTKER V. GOLDBERG, 453 U.S. 57 (1981)
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  283 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2001, 113th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2001

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 12, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 23, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  70010c15410059d6fc28188d52ba40d9085fa190278ff877317694ade39bf285

  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. 2001, 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.