House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Veteran's Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 26, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2139.
- 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. 64, April 30, 2015, Page H2770):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 or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 30, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 299 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2139, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2139
- 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. 2139, 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
11 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 9 Democrats
2 of 11 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Norma Torres (D-CA), 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. 1319 (114th) Ask Veterans Act
- H.R. 4268 (114th) Castner Range National Monument Act
- 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.