House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Expediting Veteran's Benefits Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 21, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 11, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2079.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RADEL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2839):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12, 13, and 14, which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army, to provide and maintain a Navy; and to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 221 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2079, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2079
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5a90dfdf479439964831f7119037e06ac898460b2d9c8007c7376781a95db9b1
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.
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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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 independent
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Trey Radel.
- H.R. 1810 (113th) To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit in Florida.
- H.Con.Res. 30 (113th) Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.
- H.R. 3359 (113th) Delay Until Fully Functional Act of 2013
- H.R. 731 (113th) Protecting Americans Abroad Act
- H.R. 1269 (113th) Life, Liberty, and Justice for All Americans Act
- H.R. 1811 (113th) To remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System areas included in Florida System Unit P-16, and for other purposes.
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.