House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Veterans TRICARE Choice Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 23, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 868.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STEWART, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 23, February 11, 2015, Page H982):Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 64 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 868, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/868
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 5, 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
93 cosponsors — 64 Republicans, 29 Democrats
29 of 93 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), James Cooper (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and 63 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Stewart.
- H.R. 5458 (114th) Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016
- H.Res. 891 (114th) Expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1669 (114th) Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015
- H.R. 4579 (114th) Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act
- H.Con.Res. 114 (114th) Expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2215 (114th) Outdoor Recreation Enhancement 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.