House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 23, 2015
- Committee actionJul 15, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 29, 2015 · 256–170
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 30, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1994.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1994, VA Accountability Act of 2015” on July 21, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 15, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 21, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50411
- CBO publication date
- July 21, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1994, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1994
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-225,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 114-225,Part 2 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 27, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 27, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/225
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/225 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1994, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1994
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dc3cec869f67746759f4323df9e6c13f69470a717bc402d38a1fcf58f0eeb74d
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MILLER of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 60, April 23, 2015, Page H2465):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 23, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1994, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1994
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dc3cec869f67746759f4323df9e6c13f69470a717bc402d38a1fcf58f0eeb74d
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1994, last updated January 20, 2026. 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
98 cosponsors — 96 Republicans, 1 Democrat, 1 independent
2 of 98 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Mike Bost (R-IL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Paul Cook (R-CA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Culberson (R-TX), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Charles Dent (R-PA), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Christopher Gibson (R-NY) and 68 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 5985 (114th) Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016
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.