House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-177
Veterans' Care Quality Transparency Act
Became law on Oct 20, 2020.
Sponsor: Rep. Lauren Underwood D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 25, 2019
- Committee actionMay 8, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 24, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentOct 9, 2020
- Became lawOct 20, 2020
Latest action: Oct 20, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-177.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2372.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2372, Veterans’ Care Quality Transparency Act” 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/55257
- CBO publication date
- May 17, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2372, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2372
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-72 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 17, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 17, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/72
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2372, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2372
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 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 Ms. UNDERWOOD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 68, April 25, 2019, Page H3284):U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 25, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 40 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2372, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2372
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3fc912586109fefed55845cbfbc599f317c6999fb092880d657ecef4ea09c049
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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lauren Underwood.
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.