House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2024 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2971.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PETERS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 71, April 27, 2023, Page H2087):The single subject of this legislation is: Article I, Section 8. Veterans' AffairsSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 27, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 82 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2971, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2971
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 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 CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2971, last updated May 27, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 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
9 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 4 Democrats
5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), David Joyce (R-OH), Mike Levin (D-CA), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), August Pfluger (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott Peters.
- H.R. 1720 (118th) Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II
- H.R. 2722 (118th) Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act of 2023
- H.R. 4077 (118th) Cleaner Air Spaces Act of 2023
- H.R. 5155 (118th) Temporary Family Visitation Act
- H.R. 6199 (118th) Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2023
- H.R. 2846 (118th) Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.