House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Miller R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 5, 2016
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2016 · 310–116
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 15, 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. 5620.
- 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. 107, July 5, 2016, Page H4276):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 5, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5620, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5620
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
63aa7ff2dbb1b60fabfe2fc420ff9f7ed442d196180c0156b95e64667c395340
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.
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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
34 cosponsors — 34 Republicans
0 of 34 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chris Collins (R-NY), Bill Flores (R-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), J. Hill (R-AR), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), John Kline (R-MN), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Martha Roby (R-AL), David Roe (R-TN), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Scott Tipton (R-CO) and 4 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Miller.
- H.R. 4987 (114th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3957 2nd Avenue in Laurel Hill, Florida, as the "Sergeant First…
- H.R. 1755 (114th) To amend title 36, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the congressional charter of the Disabled American Veterans.
- 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.