House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-41
Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015
Became law on Jul 31, 2015.
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Shuster R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 28, 2015
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 29, 2015 · 385–34
- Passed SenateJul 30, 2015 · 91–4
- To the PresidentJul 31, 2015
- Became lawJul 31, 2015
Latest action: Jul 31, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-41.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3236.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015” on July 28, 2015. CBO’s description reads “Estimated Costs of H.R. 3236, as introduced on July 28, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50682
- CBO publication date
- July 28, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3236, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3236
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3d15ec0b5774f8075584eac766b424f188777f50e5139f9d0adbcce35c23c460
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015” on July 28, 2015. CBO’s description reads “Estimated Costs of H.R. 3236, as introduced on July 28, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50682
- CBO publication date
- July 28, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3236, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3236
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3d15ec0b5774f8075584eac766b424f188777f50e5139f9d0adbcce35c23c460
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SHUSTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 120, July 28, 2015, Page H5590):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (related to laying and collecting Taxes, and providing for the common defense and general Welfare of the United States), Clause 3 (related to regulation of Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with Indian Tribes), and Clause 7 (related to establishment of Post Offices and Post Roads).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 28, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 391 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3236, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3236
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3d15ec0b5774f8075584eac766b424f188777f50e5139f9d0adbcce35c23c460
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 committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3236, last updated September 8, 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Shuster.
- H.R. 3996 (114th) Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015, Part II
- H.R. 3819 (114th) Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015
- H.R. 2353 (114th) Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015
- H.R. 3614 (114th) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015
- H.R. 4721 (114th) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016
- H.R. 1338 (114th) Dignified Interment of Our Veterans 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.