House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2015
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 19, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1816.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HECK of Nevada, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 54, April 15, 2015, Page H2270):The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, 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 or officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 15, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 334 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1816, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1816
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7556e13431b6e375cb59854fabcfce8236dfc9d10021c804952da9e48f05957d
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 January 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1816, last updated January 14, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Heck.
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- H.R. 5529 (114th) Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act
- H.R. 373 (114th) Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act
- H.R. 468 (114th) Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015
- H.R. 1401 (114th) JOLT Act of 2015
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.