House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 22, 2023
- Committee actionJul 26, 2023
- Passed HouseDec 4, 2023 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 5, 2023 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3581.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3581, Caregiver Outreach and Program Enhancement Act” on August 30, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 26, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 30, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59540
- CBO publication date
- August 30, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3581, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3581
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3581, Caregiver Outreach and Program Enhancement Act” on August 30, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 26, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 30, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59540
- CBO publication date
- August 30, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3581, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3581
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fcb25ba5bb50db5c76b0785df71a98c0b2433d8210b60c7381351e74778fe1e4
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-251 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on October 25, 2023.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 25, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/251
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3581, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3581
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fcb25ba5bb50db5c76b0785df71a98c0b2433d8210b60c7381351e74778fe1e4
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 86, May 22, 2023, Page H2502):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation only pertains to: initiating a grant program supporting Veteran caregivers' mental health.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 22, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 171 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3581, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3581
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fcb25ba5bb50db5c76b0785df71a98c0b2433d8210b60c7381351e74778fe1e4
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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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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.