House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-154
Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019
Became law on Aug 8, 2020.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 26, 2019
- Committee actionJul 22, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMar 26, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJul 20, 2020
- To the PresidentJul 28, 2020
- Became lawAug 8, 2020
Latest action: Aug 8, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-154.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3504.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3504, Ryan Kules Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019” on July 23, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 11, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 23, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55476
- CBO publication date
- July 23, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3504, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3504
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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. 116-164 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 22, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 22, 2019 ↗
Evidence
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/164
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3504, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3504
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 Mr. BILIRAKIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 108, June 26, 2019, Page H5202):This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the Constitution of the United States. Article I, section 8 of the United State Constitution, which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 26, 2019 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 474 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3504, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3504
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gus Bilirakis.
- H.R. 4861 (116th) Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2020
- H.R. 2628 (116th) VET CARE Act of 2019
- H.R. 5750 (116th) Streamlining GI Bill Processing Act of 2020
- H.R. 303 (116th) Retired Pay Restoration Act
- H.R. 5995 (116th) Major Richard Star Act
- H.R. 4086 (116th) Protection for Veterans’ Burn Pit Exposure Act of 2019
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.