House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 22, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 17, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3011.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JONES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 107, June 22, 2017, Page H5110):Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution, which grants Congress the power to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 22, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 164 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3011, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3011
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e522890efc8cd649e04205d61c493dfdd416309235fd62197070c90f18c76122
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3011, 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
6 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 5 Democrats
5 of 6 cosponsors (83%) are from the other party.
Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones.
- H.R. 887 (115th) To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the…
- H.Con.Res. 41 (115th) Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States declaration of war against Germany and entry into World War I and recognizing and…
- H.R. 1666 (115th) To prohibit the availability of funds for activities in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 556 (115th) Urging the President of the United States to allow for the full public release of all remaining records pertaining to the assassination of…
- H.Res. 557 (115th) Commending the National Archives and Records Administration and its staff for working to comply with the President John F. Kennedy…
- H.Res. 564 (115th) Affirming the constitutional power of Congress over the Nation's debts.
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.