House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 15, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 19, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4251.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COFFMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 182, December 15, 2015, Page H9328):Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 14 (relating to the power of Congress to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces), clause 16 (relating to the power of Congress to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia), and clause 18 (relating to the power of Congress to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 15, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 438 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4251, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4251
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
37 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 20 Democrats
20 of 37 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Mike Bost (R-IL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Michael Honda (D-CA), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Steve Israel (D-NY), Walter Jones (R-NC), Steve King (R-IA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Robert Latta (R-OH), David Loebsack (D-IA), Mia Love (R-UT), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Tim Ryan (D-OH) and 7 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Coffman.
- H.R. 2496 (114th) Construction Authorization and Choice Improvement Act
- H.R. 1356 (114th) Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015
- H.R. 4683 (114th) Fairness for Veterans Act of 2016
- H.R. 3628 (114th) Pay Our Military Act
- H.R. 4684 (114th) Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act
- H.R. 3945 (114th) Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses 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.