House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay reporting fees to educational institutions.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 22, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 11, 2018 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3023.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUSSELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 107, June 22, 2017, Page H5111):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 22, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3023, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3023
- 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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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
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Tom Cole (R-OK), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), Steve Womack (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4917 (115th) IG Subpoena Authority Act
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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.