House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 5, 2017
- Committee actionNov 2, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 25, 2018 · 382–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 1, 2018 — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 299.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 299, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes” on May 15, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 15, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53876
- CBO publication date
- May 15, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 299, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/299
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 299, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes” on November 30, 2018. CBO’s description reads “Budgetary effects of H.R. 299, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 30, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54849
- CBO publication date
- November 30, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 299, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/299
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d8abaa37adea9da971e722e2b95d54fb29243eaf82afa4417e0829eda5be1321
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 299, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018, as passed by the House of Representatives on June 25, 2018” on December 18, 2018. CBO’s description reads “Letter to the Honorable Mike Enzi about the budgetary effects of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 18, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54887
- CBO publication date
- December 18, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 299, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/299
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d8abaa37adea9da971e722e2b95d54fb29243eaf82afa4417e0829eda5be1321
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-680 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 18, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 18, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/680
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 299, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/299
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d8abaa37adea9da971e722e2b95d54fb29243eaf82afa4417e0829eda5be1321
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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. VALADAO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 3, January 5, 2017, Page H182):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 5, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 73 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 299, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/299
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d8abaa37adea9da971e722e2b95d54fb29243eaf82afa4417e0829eda5be1321
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
330 cosponsors — 154 Republicans, 174 Democrats, 1 independent, 1 other
175 of 330 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA) and 300 more.
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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.