House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-339

No Hero Left Untreated Act

H.R. 1162Introduced Feb 16, 2017Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Dec 21, 2018.

Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Knight R-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
Committee actionMay 17, 2017
Passed HouseMay 23, 2017 · by voice vote
Passed SenateDec 19, 2018 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentDec 21, 2018
Became lawDec 21, 2018

Latest action: Dec 21, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-339.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1162.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1162, No Hero Left Untreated Act” on May 22, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 17, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 2017 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52755
CBO publication date
May 22, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1162, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1162
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-147 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 23, 2017.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 23, 2017 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1162, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1162
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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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. KNIGHT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 28, February 16, 2017, Page H1305):
Article I, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 16, 2017 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1162, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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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

56 cosponsors — 37 Republicans, 19 Democrats

19 of 56 cosponsors (34%) are from the other party.

Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doug Collins (R-GA), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Denny Heck (D-WA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), David Joyce (R-OH), William Keating (D-MA), Peter King (R-NY), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), James Langevin (D-RI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) and 26 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephen Knight.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-25 district

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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.