House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-89
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 4, 2017
- Committee actionNov 2, 2017
- Passed HouseNov 7, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 15, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 17, 2017
- Became lawNov 21, 2017
Latest action: Nov 21, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-89.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3949.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3949, Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act” on November 6, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on November 2, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53287
- CBO publication date
- November 6, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3949, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3949
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-398 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on November 7, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/398
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3949, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3949
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KHANNA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 159, October 4, 2017, Page H7842):Article I, Section 8, clause 18 (necessary and proper clause)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 4, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3949, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3949
- 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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH).
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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.