House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 9, 2017
- Committee actionNov 15, 2017
- Passed HouseDec 19, 2017 · 420–1
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 12, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4323.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4323, Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act” on December 6, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on November 15, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53371
- CBO publication date
- December 6, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4323, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4323
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 4323, Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act” on September 13, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 5, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 13, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54462
- CBO publication date
- September 13, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4323, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4323
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 115-473 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 12, 2018 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/473
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4323, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4323
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. DUNN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 183, November 9, 2017, Page H8697):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 9, 2017 ↗
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- 295 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4323, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4323
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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
10 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 10 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Mark Takano (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Neal Dunn.
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- H.R. 3832 (115th) Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
- H.R. 2601 (115th) VICTOR Act of 2017
- H.R. 2781 (115th) Ensuring Veteran Enterprise Participation in Strategic Sourcing Act
- H.R. 3223 (115th) Refund Rights for Taxpayers Act
- H.J.Res. 77 (115th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of…
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.