House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 13, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 12, 2015
- Passed HouseMar 2, 2015 · 405–0
- 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. 294.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 294, Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act” 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/49983
- CBO publication date
- March 2, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 294, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/294
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
40025e48930bd188dbe61838a8bd9e1fe8598d551d681ecbc9482e4112e57fb6
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-35 ↗. 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/35
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 294, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/294
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
40025e48930bd188dbe61838a8bd9e1fe8598d551d681ecbc9482e4112e57fb6
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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. 6, January 13, 2015, Page H359):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 13, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 294, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/294
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
40025e48930bd188dbe61838a8bd9e1fe8598d551d681ecbc9482e4112e57fb6
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. 294, last updated April 7, 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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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.