To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Latest action · Apr 16, 2015 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Changes the maximum amount of a veteran's home loan of more than $144,000 that is guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to 25% of the loan amount.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2015 to Apr 16, 2015; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Feb 27, 2015 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Feb 27, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Apr 16, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2015 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Mar 13, 2015Hearings Mar 24, 2015Markup Apr 16, 2015Reported Apr 16, 2015 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 16, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 16, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Mar 24, 2015Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 13, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Feb 27, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3822 | Lee M. Zeldin R-NY | Jun 15, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2432 | Lee M. Zeldin R-NY | May 17, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 34, February 27, 2015, page H1501.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-12 | "LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 456; H.R. 473; H.R. 474; H.R. 475; H.R. 476; H.R. 643; H.R. 1038; H.R. 1141; H.R. 1187; H.R. 1313; H.R. 1382"117 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 24, 2015 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 815 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 25, 2017 |
| HR 3016 | Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act | Related bill | Feb 10, 2016 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
