House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Miller R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 12, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 12, 2015
- Passed HouseMar 2, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 3, 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. 280.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 280, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs” on March 2, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on February 12, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 2, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49981
- CBO publication date
- March 2, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 280, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/280
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-32 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on March 2, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 2, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/32
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 280, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/280
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 5, January 12, 2015, Page H225):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 280, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/280
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
9 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat, 1 independent
2 of 9 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.
Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Gwen Graham (D-FL), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Keith Rothfus (R-PA), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Jackie Walorski (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4437 (114th) To extend the deadline for the submittal of the final report required by the Commission on Care.
- H.R. 5936 (114th) West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016
- H.R. 5937 (114th) To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain the…
- H.R. 5985 (114th) Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.