House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans.
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Jones R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 10, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 24, 2019 — ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Balderson asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 464, a bill originally introduced by Representative Jones, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 464.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JONES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 5, January 10, 2019, Page H464):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, section 8 of the United States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16 and 18), 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; to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 10, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 500 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 464, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/464
- 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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 464, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
6 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Troy Balderson (R-OH), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Bill Posey (R-FL), Steve Stivers (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones.
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.