House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II.

H.R. 5562Introduced Oct 12, 2021Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor: Rep. Josh Harder D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedOct 12, 2021
Committee actionNov 4, 2021
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 4, 2021 — Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5562.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5562, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II” on January 10, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on November 4, 2021”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 10, 2022 ↗
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January 10, 2022
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H.R. 5562, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 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. HARDER of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 179, October 12, 2021, Page H5631):
U.S. Constitution article I, Sec 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 12, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 5562, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5562
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 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 5, 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

15 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 12 Democrats

3 of 15 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), John Carter (R-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James Cooper (D-TN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), James Himes (D-CT), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Filemon Vela (D-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Josh Harder.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-10 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.