House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Veterans Equal Access Act

H.R. 1820Introduced Mar 30, 2017Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor: Rep. Earl Blumenauer D-OR

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 30, 2017
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 31, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1820.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BLUMENAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 56, March 30, 2017, Page H2600):
Article I, Section 8
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H.R. 1820, 115th Congress
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August 11, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

30 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 20 Democrats, 1 other

10 of 30 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Justin Amash (L-MI), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Walter Jones (R-NC), David Joyce (R-OH), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Scott Peters (D-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), John Yarmuth (D-KY), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress · OR-3 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.