House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2019
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 20, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 20, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2846.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MAST, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 84, May 20, 2019, Page H4010):The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing Powers, and all other powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 20, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 334 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2846, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2846
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
46 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 22 Democrats
22 of 46 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.
James Baird (R-IN), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Jason Crow (D-CO), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Joe Cunningham (D-SC), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Josh Harder (D-CA), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Clay Higgins (R-LA), David Joyce (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Al Lawson (D-FL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and 16 more.
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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.