House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-297
Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act
Became law on Dec 27, 2022.
Sponsor: Rep. Vern Buchanan R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2022
- Committee actionApr 6, 2022
- Passed HouseMay 17, 2022 · 412–1
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2022 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 23, 2022
- Became lawDec 27, 2022
Latest action: Dec 27, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-297.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6604.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6604, Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act” on May 11, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on April 6, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57988
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6604, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6604
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. BUCHANAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 23, February 4, 2022, Page H976):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 4, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6604, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6604
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 6604, 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
No cosponsors.
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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.