House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 17, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 17, 2015 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3549.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KLINE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 134, September 17, 2015, Page H6138):This legislation provides the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the authority to waive a copayment requirement if the Department of Veterans Affairs is the cause of an error that delays sending a bill to a veteran. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to notify a veteran of how to get a waiver and establish a payment plan before they can collect payment when they does not bill a veteran in a timely manner. Specific authority is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution (clauses 12, 14, and 16), which grants Congress the power to raise and support Armies; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and to…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 17, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 758 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3549, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3549
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4d70e9f392f91db08ec80599bd8befaddf83ec6572445041fb74d832bcd05f1c
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3549, last updated December 5, 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
9 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Ron Kind (D-WI), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Collin Peterson (D-MN), E. Rigell (R-VA), David Roe (R-TN), Timothy Walz (D-MN), David Young (R-IA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Kline.
- H.R. 5 (114th) Student Success Act
- H.R. 3459 (114th) Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
- H.J.Res. 29 (114th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor…
- H.R. 1500 (114th) To ensure that certain TRICARE program beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of the location of their residence.
- H.R. 843 (114th) Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015
- H.R. 1768 (114th) Workforce Democracy and Fairness 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.