House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 17, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 17, 2016 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5262.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUDSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 78, May 17, 2016, Page H2700):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The Congress shall have Power * * * To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into executive the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 17, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 299 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5262, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5262
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 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 December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5262, last updated December 6, 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
11 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 11 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Diane Black (R-TN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Pete Olson (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Mark Sanford (R-SC), David Schweikert (R-AZ).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Hudson.
- H.R. 4365 (114th) Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016
- H.R. 986 (114th) Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015
- H.R. 3999 (114th) American SAFE Act of 2015
- H.R. 184 (114th) Lumbee Recognition Act
- H.R. 183 (114th) Federal Sunset Act of 2015
- H.R. 186 (114th) Farmers Against Crippling Taxes 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.