Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 30, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-61.
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.
- IntroducedSep 11, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 18, 2019
- Passed SenateSep 23, 2019
- To the PresidentSep 30, 2019
- Became lawSep 30, 2019Public Law 116-61
Summary
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
This bill extends through FY2020 specified Department of Veterans Affairs programs and services, including those related to vendee loans, beneficiary travel, and maintenance of a regional office in the Philippines.
The bill extends through FY2021 the authority to fund financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 535 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed417–1 | Sep 18, 2019 |
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2019 to Sep 17, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 17, 2019 |
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 Sep 11, 2019 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2019Presented to President.
- Sep 30, 2019Signed by President.
- Sep 30, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-61.
- Sep 24, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 23, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5632)
- Sep 19, 2019Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Sep 18, 2019Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7767-7768)
- Sep 18, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 1 (Roll no. 535). (text: CR 9/17/2019 H7729-7730)
- Sep 18, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 17, 2019Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 17, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7729-7732)
- Sep 17, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4285.
- Sep 17, 2019At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Sep 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 11, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5632 | Marco Rubio R-FL | Sep 23, 2019 |
| House | Recorded votes H7767enact | — | Sep 18, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7729–H7732Text printed H7729 | Anthony Brindisi D-NY, David P. Roe R-TN, Mark Takano D-CA, Mike Bost R-IL, Mike Levin D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Sep 17, 2019 |
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. 165, no. 145, September 11, 2019, page H7665.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46841 | Changes in the House of Representatives’ Initial Consideration of Regular Appropriations Measures, 113th-116th Congresses Archived | Report | Jul 15, 2021 |
| R46741 | Drug Pricing and Intellectual Property: The Legislative Landscape for the 117th Congress | Report | Mar 31, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2484 | Keeping Our Commitment to Overseas Veterans Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 17, 2019 |
| S 2489 | Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 17, 2019 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Asia
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family services
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Health facilities and institutions
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Philippines
- Transportation costs
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Veterans' medical care
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 19, 2019Received in Senate
- Sep 18, 2019Engrossed in House
- Sep 11, 2019Introduced 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.
