House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Veterans Economic Opportunity Act of 2013

H.R. 2481Introduced Jun 25, 2013Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Where it went

IntroducedJun 25, 2013
Committee actionAug 1, 2013
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 Veterans' Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2481.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2481, Veterans Economic Opportunity Act of 2013” on August 27, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on August 1, 2013”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 27, 2013 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44523
CBO publication date
August 27, 2013
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2481, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2481
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-207 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on September 11, 2013.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 11, 2013 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2481, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FLORES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4038):
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.
Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2481, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2481
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 23, 2026
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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

No cosponsors.

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Flores.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-17 district

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