House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ruben Gallego D-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 28, 2021
- Committee actionMay 4, 2021
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2021
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 19, 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. 2878.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2878, Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program 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/57214
- CBO publication date
- May 14, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2878, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7613e2667d460bd5d5b957be457d6274ce455249042dc5bfe26e38ecc8b207e4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2878, Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act” on May 17, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As posted to the website of the House Majority Leader, dated May 12, 2021 at 2:24 p.m”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 17, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57221
- CBO publication date
- May 17, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2878, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7613e2667d460bd5d5b957be457d6274ce455249042dc5bfe26e38ecc8b207e4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2878, Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act” on May 17, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As posted to the website of the House Majority Leader, dated May 12, 2021 at 2:24 p.m”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 17, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57221
- CBO publication date
- May 17, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2878, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7613e2667d460bd5d5b957be457d6274ce455249042dc5bfe26e38ecc8b207e4
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. GALLEGO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 73, April 28, 2021, Page H2128):Article I, Section 8, Clause l8: [The Congress shall have Power . . .] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 28, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 303 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2878, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2878
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7613e2667d460bd5d5b957be457d6274ce455249042dc5bfe26e38ecc8b207e4
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. 2878, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Tom Cole (R-OK), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ruben Gallego.
- H.R. 1688 (117th) Native American Child Protection Act
- H.R. 2726 (117th) VA FOIA Reform Act of 2021
- H.R. 6181 (117th) Samish Indian Nation Land Reaffirmation Act
- H.R. 279 (117th) Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021
- H.R. 7122 (117th) Teachers LEAD Act of 2022
- H.R. 7534 (117th) Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2022
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.