House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Miller R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2016
- Committee actionFeb 25, 2016
- 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4590.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4590, Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety, Construction, and Leases Authorization Act” on April 15, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on February 25, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 15, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51471
- CBO publication date
- April 15, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4590, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4590
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-545 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 10, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 10, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/545
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4590, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4590
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2995ae9bd913a2b70f6b7e6ef6cd8dfb27521da300d2aef5f3b342895df0bf4d
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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. 162, No. 28, February 23, 2016, Pages H854-H855):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 23, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4590, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4590
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2995ae9bd913a2b70f6b7e6ef6cd8dfb27521da300d2aef5f3b342895df0bf4d
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Miller.
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- H.R. 4437 (114th) To extend the deadline for the submittal of the final report required by the Commission on Care.
- H.R. 5936 (114th) West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016
- H.R. 5937 (114th) To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain the…
- H.R. 5985 (114th) Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016
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.