House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Rooney R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 12, 2017
- Committee actionJan 10, 2018
- Passed HouseMar 14, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 15, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 506.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017” on January 19, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 10, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 19, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53489
- CBO publication date
- January 19, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 506, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/506
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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. 115-599 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on March 14, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 14, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/599
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 506, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/506
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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. THOMAS J. ROONEY ofFlorida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 8, January 12, 2017, Page H473):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to thefollowing: Article I, Section 8. To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any departmentor officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 327 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 506, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/506
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 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
26 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 26 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
Jim Banks (R-IN), Robert Brady (D-PA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), John Faso (R-NY), Karen Handel (R-GA), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Martha Roby (R-AL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Scott Taylor (R-VA), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Mimi Walters (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Rooney.
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- H.R. 3509 (115th) CITRUS Act
- H.R. 6663 (115th) Secure Elections Act
- H.Res. 467 (115th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations Security Council should immediately impose an arms embargo…
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- H.R. 3884 (115th) National Child Identification Assistance 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.