Veterans Equal Access Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2431.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MAST, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 58, March 30, 2023, Page H1694):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: 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. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill allows VA physicians' consultation and recommendation of cannabis as a treatment option for their patients in states that have legal medical marijuana programs.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 30, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2431, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2431

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 25, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  f28ed11a0e13e8086d7708953afa54b7020a20940df01b3ea83edd504684b5eb

  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 CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 25, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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