House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Defense provides each member of the Armed Forces, before the member separates from the Armed Forces, with an electronic copy of the medical records of the member and a physical examination.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 2, 2013
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 29, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3045.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. O'ROURKE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5402):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3045, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3045
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
29 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 19 Democrats
10 of 29 cosponsors (34%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Paul Cook (R-CA), William Enyart (D-IL), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Pete Gallego (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Mark Takano (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Timothy Walz (D-MN), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Beto O'Rourke.
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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.