House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-228
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016
Became law on Sep 29, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Miller R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 9, 2016
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 13, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 19, 2016 · 89–0
- To the PresidentSep 21, 2016
- Became lawSep 29, 2016
Latest action: Oct 19, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5985.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5985, Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016” on September 13, 2016. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending for H.R. 5985, as transmitted to CBO on September 12, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 13, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51991
- CBO publication date
- September 13, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5985, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5985
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
57c9d7e99803fadf3372ba3770dc0156451de2076d5c51d2bfe998a467a22d7f
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- 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. 136, September 9, 2016, Page H5255):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 9, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5985, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5985
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
57c9d7e99803fadf3372ba3770dc0156451de2076d5c51d2bfe998a467a22d7f
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 committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5985, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
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. 1994 (114th) VA Accountability 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.