House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 21, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 20, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2076.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KLINE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2839):This legislation directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a comprehensive review of the backlog of cases in the Integrated Disability Evaluation System and report to the Congress on the Department of Defense's plan to improve the system and resolve all pending cases ensuring our servicemembers injured in defense of our nation are provided the care they need. Specific authority is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and to provide for organizing, arming,…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 723 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2076, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2076
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f7c53df2a79bc79ad16b8059f6620783f0baaaed01b38b1b7e8557e86a333e03
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. 2076, 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
6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 6 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Timothy Walz (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Kline.
- H.R. 1911 (113th) Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013
- H.R. 10 (113th) Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act
- H.R. 5 (113th) Student Success Act
- H.R. 4320 (113th) Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
- H.R. 1971 (113th) To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with the opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime.
- H.R. 4863 (113th) National Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act
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.