House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-146
Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014
Became law on Aug 7, 2014.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 2, 2013
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseOct 3, 2013 · 265–160
- Passed SenateJun 11, 2014 · 93–3
- Resolving differencesJun 18, 2014
- To the PresidentAug 1, 2014
- Became lawAug 7, 2014
Latest action: Aug 7, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-146.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3230.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3230, Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act” on October 2, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the Website of the House Committee on Rules on October 2, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 2, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44639
- CBO publication date
- October 2, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3230, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3230
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b90e2c5e535a8d95774cd62e36a97eea752582a8320ff95fbba4f988cebbc126
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3230, Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014” on June 17, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the House Rules Committee website on June 16, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 17, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45453
- CBO publication date
- June 17, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3230, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3230
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b90e2c5e535a8d95774cd62e36a97eea752582a8320ff95fbba4f988cebbc126
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3230, Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014” on July 10, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the Senate on June 11, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 10, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45521
- CBO publication date
- July 10, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3230, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3230
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b90e2c5e535a8d95774cd62e36a97eea752582a8320ff95fbba4f988cebbc126
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3230, Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014” on July 24, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 24, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45560
- CBO publication date
- July 24, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3230, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3230
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b90e2c5e535a8d95774cd62e36a97eea752582a8320ff95fbba4f988cebbc126
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3230, Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014” on July 29, 2014. CBO’s description reads “Budgetary effects of the conference agreement on H.R. 3230, as reported on July 28, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 29, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45601
- CBO publication date
- July 29, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3230, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3230
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b90e2c5e535a8d95774cd62e36a97eea752582a8320ff95fbba4f988cebbc126
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-564 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 17, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/564
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3230, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3230
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b90e2c5e535a8d95774cd62e36a97eea752582a8320ff95fbba4f988cebbc126
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6174):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 17, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 801 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3230, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3230
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b90e2c5e535a8d95774cd62e36a97eea752582a8320ff95fbba4f988cebbc126
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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 — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.J.Res. 124 (113th) Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
- H.J.Res. 130 (113th) Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 131 (113th) Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 59 (113th) Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
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.