House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 5, 2015
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJun 21, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 22, 2016 — 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. 3936.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 165, November 5, 2015, Pages H8152-H8153):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 5, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3936, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3936
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
325e600f03949bab11c97389a64e6835d5c3dd7e471c16e653c445b6a8e43e87
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 April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3936, 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
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Tom Cole (R-OK), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Jackie Walorski (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ryan Costello.
- H.R. 1038 (114th) Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act
- H.Res. 112 (114th) Supporting the goals and ideals of the Secondary School Student Athletes' Bill of Rights.
- H.R. 5190 (114th) State Outreach for Local Veterans Employment Act of 2016
- H.R. 5814 (114th) Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act
- H.R. 1067 (114th) U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act
- H.R. 5663 (114th) Four C's for Careers 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.