US HB3113 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Introduced on July 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2015 Prohibits the appropriation of funds, or the obligation or expenditure of funds by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for any VA alternative energy generation project unless the funds for such project have been specifically authorized by law. Directs the VA to transfer all unobligated funds that were appropriated to it before this Act's enactment for an alternative energy generation project to the VA's account funding veterans' medical care.
Title
Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX] | Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI] | Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX] | Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX] |
| Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX] | Rep. Evan Jenkins [R-WV] | Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] |
| Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX] | Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-05 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-07-16 | House | Referred to House Appropriations |
| 2015-07-16 | House | Referred to House Veterans' Affairs |
| 2015-07-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2015-07-16 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Alternative and renewable resources
Appropriations
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Electric power generation and transmission
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Veterans' medical care
Appropriations
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Electric power generation and transmission
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3113/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3113/BILLS-114hr3113ih.pdf |
