House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Medal of Honor Priority Care Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 22, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 3, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4720.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALBERG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4829):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12, 14 and 18 of the Constitution of the United States; the authority to raise and support an army, to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces and to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper carrying into execution the foregoing powers.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 309 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4720, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4720
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 4720, 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 — 11 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 15 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doug Collins (R-GA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), George Holding (R-NC), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), David Roe (R-TN), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Randy Weber (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Steve Womack (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg.
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- H.R. 2747 (113th) Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act
- H.R. 5169 (113th) Senior Executive Service Accountability Act
- H.Res. 250 (113th) Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings.
- H.R. 5212 (113th) Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2014
- H.R. 1304 (113th) Flexibility to Farm 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.