House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Ask Veterans Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 4, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 17, 2015 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1319.
- 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 (Vol. 161, No. 37, March 4, 2015, Page H1617):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The Congress shall have Power*** To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereofSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 4, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 295 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1319, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1319
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 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. 1319, 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
18 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 independent
8 of 18 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Garret Graves (R-LA), Gene Green (D-TX), David Jolly (R-FL), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Tom Rice (R-SC), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Timothy Walz (D-MN), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Beto O'Rourke.
- H.R. 5873 (114th) To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the "R.E.…
- H.R. 5162 (114th) Vet Connect Act of 2016
- H.R. 800 (114th) Express Appeals Act
- H.R. 4268 (114th) Castner Range National Monument Act
- H.R. 2139 (114th) Veteran's Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act of 2015
- H.R. 1084 (114th) 21st Century SCASDP 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.