House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 25, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 25, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2841.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RAHALL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5089):Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 14 (relating to the power of Congress to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces), clause 16 (relating to the power of Congress to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia), and clause 18 (relating to the power of Congress to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress)Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 438 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2841, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2841
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bb3f6f0b60a87b5673e987c526f1514acba8b7504836a37bba4af2db324c430a
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. 2841, 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
59 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 41 Democrats
18 of 59 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Ron Barber (D-AZ), Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Steve Daines (R-MT), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), William Enyart (D-IL), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Pete Gallego (D-TX), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Michael Honda (D-CA), Steve Israel (D-NY), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), William Keating (D-MA), Tom Latham (R-IA) and 29 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nick Rahall.
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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.