Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1256.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1256, Veterans Health Administration Leadership Transformation Act” on May 9, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on April 28, 2023”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 9, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59125

  CBO publication date

  May 9, 2023

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1256, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1256

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  8d1715981e10b7709295e4149d21226941acb1f259de6948b3f266a4b15bd417

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-946 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on December 24, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported December 24, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/946

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1256, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1256

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  8d1715981e10b7709295e4149d21226941acb1f259de6948b3f266a4b15bd417

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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. MRVAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 38, February 28, 2023, Page H972):
  Article I, Section 8, clause 18 allows Congress to make all laws ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution'' any of Congress's enumerated powers. The single subject of this legislation is: The bill would extend the term to five years for the Under Secretary of Health.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 28, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  292 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1256, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1256

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  8d1715981e10b7709295e4149d21226941acb1f259de6948b3f266a4b15bd417

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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