House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Medical Leave for Disabled Veterans Act

H.R. 1827Introduced Mar 30, 2017Policy area: Labor and Employment

Where it went

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

Latest action: Mar 30, 2017 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1827.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DELANEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 56, March 30, 2017, Page H2600):
Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 30, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 1827, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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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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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1827, last updated August 11, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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 — 1 Republican, 24 Democrats, 1 independent

1 of 26 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Anthony Brown (D-MD), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Walter Jones (R-NC), William Keating (D-MA), John Larson (D-CT), Ben Luján (D-NM), James McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), John Yarmuth (D-KY).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Delaney.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-6 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.