House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Wenstrup R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 2017
- Committee actionMay 17, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 16, 2018 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 806.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1662.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1662, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes” on May 24, 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 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52763
- CBO publication date
- May 24, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1662, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1662
- 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. 115-1033 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on November 16, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 16, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/1033
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1662, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1662
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WENSTRUP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 49, March 21, 2017, Page H2288):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 21, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1662, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1662
- 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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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.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup.
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- H.J.Res. 27 (115th) Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016.
- H.R. 6066 (115th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the productivity of the management of Department of Veterans Affairs health care, and…
- H.R. 1298 (115th) CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer 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.