House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 24, 2017
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Oct 24, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4099.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COFFMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 171, October 24, 2017, Page H8144):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 41 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4099, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4099
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 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
237 cosponsors — 111 Republicans, 124 Democrats, 2 independents
125 of 237 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), 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), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA) and 207 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Coffman.
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- H.R. 4635 (115th) To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and…
- H.R. 2006 (115th) VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act
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.