House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2021
- Committee actionMay 5, 2021
- Passed HouseJun 15, 2021 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 16, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1257.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1257, Homeless Veterans Credit Repair, Enhancement, and Debt Improvement for Tomorrow Act” on May 14, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 4, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 14, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57220
- CBO publication date
- May 14, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1257, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1257
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67e0bb4fd6323368a3ee865e555bfa1b1619472783f377b3fb7b2369de1ba3b2
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. PALLONE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 34, February 23, 2021, Page H589):Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 23, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 44 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1257, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1257
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
67e0bb4fd6323368a3ee865e555bfa1b1619472783f377b3fb7b2369de1ba3b2
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 May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1257, last updated May 28, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 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
12 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 10 Democrats
2 of 12 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Van Taylor (R-TX), Nikema Williams (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone.
- H.R. 7666 (117th) Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022
- H.R. 4369 (117th) National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2021
- H.R. 8152 (117th) American Data Privacy and Protection Act
- H.R. 3 (117th) Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
- H.R. 1848 (117th) LIFT America Act
- H.R. 3116 (117th) COAST Anti-Drilling Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.