House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Wenstrup R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 3, 2019
- Committee actionMay 8, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 22, 2019 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2045.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2045, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration and the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for o” on May 17, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 17, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55261
- CBO publication date
- May 17, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2045, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2045
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5f7022f9c6457e4812e48f30d8d3bff1245e61e67e287773162019e83362b507
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2045, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration and the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for” on May 17, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 17, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55261
- CBO publication date
- May 17, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2045, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2045
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5f7022f9c6457e4812e48f30d8d3bff1245e61e67e287773162019e83362b507
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-69 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 16, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 16, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/69
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2045, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2045
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5f7022f9c6457e4812e48f30d8d3bff1245e61e67e287773162019e83362b507
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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. WENSTRUP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 58, April 3, 2019, Page H3068):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 3, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2045, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2045
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5f7022f9c6457e4812e48f30d8d3bff1245e61e67e287773162019e83362b507
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.