House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Committee actionNov 2, 2017
- Passed HouseNov 7, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 8, 2017 — 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. 1133.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1133, Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017” on November 9, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on November 2, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 9, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53302
- CBO publication date
- November 9, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1133, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1133
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-393 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on November 7, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/393
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1133, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1133
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4fcdf6b7b93c56f3394129b81d41ceb4e861d2f4eda17a855d9b63150a1545bc
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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. CARTER of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 28, February 16, 2017, Page H1304):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which grants Congress the power to provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 16, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 159 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1133, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1133
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4fcdf6b7b93c56f3394129b81d41ceb4e861d2f4eda17a855d9b63150a1545bc
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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
79 cosponsors — 68 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 79 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Kay Granger (R-TX) and 49 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.