House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 4, 2017
- Committee actionJul 19, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 25, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 282.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 282, Military Residency Choice Act” on July 25, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 19, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 25, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52970
- CBO publication date
- July 25, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 282, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/282
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. 115-245 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 24, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/245
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 282, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/282
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
aa176c63209f929baa1264f8a8728eb502c6d1dd78c54812e739e093d5339274
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. STEFANIK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H97):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 38 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 282, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/282
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
aa176c63209f929baa1264f8a8728eb502c6d1dd78c54812e739e093d5339274
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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
11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), John Faso (R-NY), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Scott Taylor (R-VA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
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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.