House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-313
Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act of 2022
Became law on Dec 27, 2022.
Sponsor: Rep. Chris Pappas D-NHWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 1, 2022
- Committee actionJul 19, 2022
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2022
- 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: 117-313.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8260.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 8260, the Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act of 2022” on September 12, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As Posted to the Website of the Clerk of the House on September 9, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 12, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58468
- CBO publication date
- September 12, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8260, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8260
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-463 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on September 13, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 13, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/463
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8260, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8260
- 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. PAPPAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 110, July 1, 2022, Page H5930):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 1, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 347 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8260, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8260
- 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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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
43 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 30 Democrats
13 of 43 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Ken Buck (R-CO), André Carson (D-IN), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Scott Franklin (R-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mondaire Jones (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Young Kim (R-CA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Al Lawson (D-FL), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Marie Newman (D-IL), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Donald Payne (D-NJ) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Pappas.
- H.R. 2630 (117th) Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
- H.R. 2704 (117th) Improving VA Accountability To Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act of 2021
- H.R. 7277 (117th) Improving Oversight of Veterans Community Care Providers Act of 2022
- H.R. 8510 (117th) Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act
- H.R. 3944 (117th) Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2021
- H.R. 4845 (117th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Advisory Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Veterans.
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.