House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
To repeal the Department of Veterans Affairs directive relating to the COVID-19 vaccination program for Veterans Health Administration health care personnel, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Chip Roy R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 18, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 21, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7049.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 10, January 18, 2024, Page H241):Article 1. Section 8. The single subject of this legislation is: To repeal VHA Directive 1193.01(1) and prohibit the VA from issuing a similar directive.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 18, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 153 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7049, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7049
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 9, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f97ec81c112562547c14b3e73e4b0c7a451dee42713cfaa7466bbc35cc90b401
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 August 9, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7049, last updated August 9, 2024. 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
21 cosponsors — 21 Republicans
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dan Bishop (R-NC), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Mike Collins (R-GA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Bob Good (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Mary Miller (R-IL), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Scott Perry (R-PA), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), John Rutherford (R-FL), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI), Roger Williams (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chip Roy.
- H.R. 8281 (118th) SAVE Act
- H.Res. 383 (118th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes, and providing for…
- H.Res. 529 (118th) Relating to the resolution (H. Res. 503) impeaching Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
- H.Res. 723 (118th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4365) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending…
- H.R. 8282 (118th) Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
- H.R. 3988 (118th) ARTICLE ONE 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.