House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 22, 2023
- Committee actionJul 26, 2023
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 15, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 351.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4278.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4278, Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act of 2023” on September 15, 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, September 15, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59559
- CBO publication date
- September 15, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4278, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4278
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-425 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on March 15, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 15, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/425
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4278, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4278
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c37fe0e0ebf9dc0b5e43918f9c61e6bba4e37eb6ba2fec33637a8abf4dfe0d7
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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. BOST, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 109, June 22, 2023, Page H3110):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Amending title 38, United States Code, to modify personnel action procedures with respect to employees of Department of Veterans Affairs.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 22, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 305 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4278, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4278
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 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
27 cosponsors — 27 Republicans
0 of 27 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jack Bergman (R-MI), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), David Rouzer (R-NC), John Rutherford (R-FL), Keith Self (R-TX), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Bost.
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- H.R. 6324 (118th) Fiscal Year 2024 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
- H.R. 753 (118th) VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act
- H.R. 705 (118th) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
- H.R. 2367 (118th) Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act
- H.R. 4396 (118th) American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Citizen Voter Act
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.