House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Veterans and Armed Forces Health Promotion Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Ryan D-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 15, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 24, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3516.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H7252-H7253):According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 120: Ms. Edwards. H.R. 259: Mr. Kingston. H.R. 270: Mr. Ellison and Mr. Honda. H.R. 274: Mr. Keating. H.R. 351: Mr. McKeon. H.R. 543: Mr. Bishop of New York. H.R. 647: Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Collins of Georgia, and Ms. Jackson Lee. H.R. 669: Mrs. Christensen. H.R. 676: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 685: Mr. Vela, Mr. Messer, Mr. Duncan of…Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 3,716 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3516, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3516
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a03d314861bebedb8003c14e51db65350702029160889072d6103ad32574a253
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. 3516, 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
15 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 12 Democrats
3 of 15 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), John Conyers (D-MI), William Enyart (D-IL), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Michael Honda (D-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Ron Kind (D-WI), Daniel Maffei (D-NY), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Niki Tsongas (D-MA).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Ryan.
- H.R. 1813 (113th) To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 162 Northeast Avenue in Tallmadge, Ohio, as the "Lance Corporal…
- H.R. 2002 (113th) Combating Military Sexual Assault Act of 2013
- H.R. 2003 (113th) Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act of 2013
- H.R. 2783 (113th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for continued eligibility for the health care tax credit for PBGC pension recipients…
- H.R. 1875 (113th) Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2013
- H.R. 4427 (113th) ENRICH Act
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.