House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-352

Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act

H.R. 4431Introduced Nov 16, 2017Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Dec 21, 2018.

Sponsor: Rep. Earl Carter R-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 16, 2017
Committee actionNov 30, 2017
Passed HouseSep 26, 2018 · by voice vote
Passed SenateDec 13, 2018 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentDec 19, 2018
Became lawDec 21, 2018

Latest action: Dec 21, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-352.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4431.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4431, Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans’ Pensions Act” on September 12, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 30, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 12, 2018 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54456
CBO publication date
September 12, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4431, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-946 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on September 12, 2018.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 12, 2018 ↗
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H.R. 4431, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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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. CARTER of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 188, November 16, 2017, Page H9426):
``The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.''
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 16, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 4431, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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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

12 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 12 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Jim Banks (R-IN), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Paul Cook (R-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Karen Handel (R-GA), Jody Hice (R-GA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Steve Russell (R-OK), Peter Welch (D-VT).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Carter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-1 district

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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.