House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 4, 2017
- Committee actionJun 2, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 15, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 6, 2018 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 301.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2372.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2372, Veterans Equal Treatment Ensures Relief and Access Now Act” on June 1, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 24, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 1, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52780
- CBO publication date
- June 1, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2372, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2372
- 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. 115-159 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 2, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 2, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/159
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2372, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2372
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
255cfc1b130ccb6577431fe71310d8d6e45eff4f878a8059d413275f0b8250e3
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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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 77, May 4, 2017, Page H4179):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 4, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2372, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2372
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
255cfc1b130ccb6577431fe71310d8d6e45eff4f878a8059d413275f0b8250e3
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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
38 cosponsors — 38 Republicans
0 of 38 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), John Faso (R-NY), Bill Flores (R-TX), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Peter King (R-NY), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Bill Posey (R-FL), James Renacci (R-OH), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), David Roe (R-TN) and 8 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4547 (115th) Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018
- H.R. 1101 (115th) Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017
- H.Res. 129 (115th) Calling on the Department of Defense, other appropriate elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to resolutely continue…
- H.R. 6886 (115th) HEARTS Act of 2018
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.