House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2017
- Committee actionMar 10, 2017
- Passed HouseMar 16, 2017 · 237–178
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 21, 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. 1259.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1259, VA Accountability First Act of 2017” on March 10, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 8, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 10, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52490
- CBO publication date
- March 10, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1259, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1259
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- 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. 115-34 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on March 10, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 10, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/34
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1259, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1259
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
86bea59712a1482dd05557652989ac190223c968eb5a7d7aaab29e3121a85e64
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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. ROE of Tennessee, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 35, February 28, 2017, Page H1393):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1259, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1259
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
86bea59712a1482dd05557652989ac190223c968eb5a7d7aaab29e3121a85e64
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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
26 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 1 independent
1 of 26 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), James Renacci (R-OH), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Ed Royce (R-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Roe.
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- H.R. 849 (115th) Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
- H.R. 1304 (115th) Self-Insurance Protection Act
- H.R. 1181 (115th) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
- H.R. 1848 (115th) Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017
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.