House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 2017
- Committee actionMay 17, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 23, 2017 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 94.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1461.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1461, VET Protection Act of 2017” on May 17, 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 17, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52733
- CBO publication date
- May 17, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1461, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1461
- 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. 115-146 ↗. 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 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/146
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1461, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1461
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
64eba15c55335a7089217cd038c8626c35161186a88b154bd58365a7e8bc3893
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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. ARRINGTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 41, March 9, 2017, Page H2020):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 9, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1461, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1461
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
64eba15c55335a7089217cd038c8626c35161186a88b154bd58365a7e8bc3893
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
No cosponsors.
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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.