House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-315
Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
Became law on Jan 5, 2021.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 2020
- Committee actionDec 9, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 23, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 9, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 16, 2020
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawJan 5, 2021
Latest action: Jan 5, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-315.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7105.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 7105, The Dependable Employment and Living Improvements for Veterans Economic Recovery Act” on September 21, 2020. CBO’s description reads “Transmitted by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 21, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56610
- CBO publication date
- September 21, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7105, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7105
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1d4248d0694662d3605acd07bb9e3141dc26f00eb2876f5274a55239feb6853b
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 7105, The Dependable Employment and Living Improvements for Veterans Economic Recovery Act” on September 21, 2020. CBO’s description reads “Transmitted by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 21, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56610
- CBO publication date
- September 21, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7105, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7105
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1d4248d0694662d3605acd07bb9e3141dc26f00eb2876f5274a55239feb6853b
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LEVIN of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 104, June 4, 2020, Page H2368):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 4, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7105, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7105
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1d4248d0694662d3605acd07bb9e3141dc26f00eb2876f5274a55239feb6853b
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 committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7105, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
10 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 10 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Jim Banks (R-IN), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), David Roe (R-TN), Mark Takano (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Levin.
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- H.R. 3225 (116th) Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020
- H.R. 4526 (116th) Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act
- H.R. 3723 (116th) Desalination Development Act
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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.