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House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act

H.R. 1302Introduced Mar 4, 2015Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Latta R-OH
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 9, 2015 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1302.

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. 1302, last updated August 12, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 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

23 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 23 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.

Andy Barr (R-KY), Rod Blum (R-IA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Garret Graves (R-LA), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Steve Israel (D-NY), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), David Joyce (R-OH), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Mia Love (R-UT), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), David McKinley (R-WV), Luke Messer (R-IN), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Steve Stivers (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Latta.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-5 district

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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.