House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-96

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2545Introduced Apr 14, 2021Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Mar 14, 2022.

Sponsor: Rep. Brad Wenstrup R-OH

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 14, 2021
Committee actionMay 5, 2021
Passed HouseJun 15, 2021
Passed SenateMar 7, 2022 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentMar 11, 2022
Became lawMar 14, 2022

Latest action: Mar 14, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-96.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2545.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2545, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes” on May 18, 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 18, 2021 ↗
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May 18, 2021
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H.R. 2545, 117th Congress
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December 6, 2025
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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. WENSTRUP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 64, April 14, 2021, Page H1791):
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
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H.R. 2545, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 6, 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

3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats

3 of 3 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-2 district

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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.