House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-48
Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
Became law on Aug 16, 2017.
Sponsor: Rep. David Roe R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 13, 2017
- Committee actionJul 19, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2017 · 405–0
- Passed SenateAug 2, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 7, 2017
- Became lawAug 16, 2017
Latest action: Aug 16, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-48.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3218.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3218, Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017” on August 2, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on July 24, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 2, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52988
- CBO publication date
- August 2, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3218, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3218
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 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. 3218, Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017” on September 6, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As cleared by the Congress on August 2, 2017, and signed by the President on August 16, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53074
- CBO publication date
- September 6, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3218, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3218
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
80489bb83e636247af212c1fca3b1a640ddba35701df80dffa169c23ad4c9538
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-247 ↗. 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/247
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3218, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3218
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
80489bb83e636247af212c1fca3b1a640ddba35701df80dffa169c23ad4c9538
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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. ROE of Tennessee, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 118, July 13, 2017, Page H5832):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 13, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3218, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3218
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
80489bb83e636247af212c1fca3b1a640ddba35701df80dffa169c23ad4c9538
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
121 cosponsors — 36 Republicans, 84 Democrats, 1 independent
85 of 121 cosponsors (70%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), David Cicilline (D-RI), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Paul Cook (R-CA), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Joe Courtney (D-CT) and 91 more.
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.