S 114
115th Congress
Latest action 2017-08-12: Signed by President.
This bill number also appears in other loaded Congresses: 119th, 118th, 117th, 116th, 114th, 113th, 112th, 111th, 110th, 109th, 108th (bill numbers are reused each Congress, so these are different bills).
VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 bill
- sponsor
- H001041
- introduced
- 2017-01-12
- policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security (defense_aerospace)
- cosponsors
- 3
- lobbying filings citing it
- 0
- money facing its subject
- the record
- no source link on the row
44 CRS legislative subjects, as written
Alabama, Appropriations, California, Colorado, Congressional oversight, Department of Veterans Affairs, Employee hiring, Employee performance, Federal officials, Florida, Georgia, Government buildings, facilities, and property, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Government information and archives, Government lending and loan guarantees, Government studies and investigations, Health facilities and institutions, Health personnel, Higher education, Home and outpatient care, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Medicaid, Medical research, Mental health, Michigan, Military medicine, Montana, New York State, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Performance measurement, Public-private cooperation, Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations, South Carolina, South Dakota, Student aid and college costs, Texas, User charges and fees, Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs, Veterans' medical care, Veterans' pensions and compensation, Virginia
Actions: 36 on the record
The record's own timeline, word for word, newest first. An action that names a committee links to it.
| date | type | action, as written | committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-12 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | |
| 2017-01-12 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs |
| 2017-05-25 | Committee | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3190) | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs |
| 2017-05-25 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3190) | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs |
| 2017-05-25 | Floor | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3190) | |
| 2017-05-25 | Floor | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3190) | |
| 2017-05-25 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2017-05-26 | Floor | Received in the House. | |
| 2017-05-26 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House Committee on Veterans' Affairs |
| 2017-07-24 | Floor | Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2017-07-24 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6151-6158; text of measure as received: CR H6151) | |
| 2017-07-24 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 114. | |
| 2017-07-24 | Floor | At 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. | |
| 2017-07-24 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6196-6197) | |
| 2017-07-24 | Floor | Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 219 - 186 (Roll no. 408). | |
| 2017-07-24 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 219 - 186 (Roll no. 408). | |
| 2017-07-27 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 480 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 114 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. | |
| 2017-07-28 | Floor | Rule H. Res. 480 passed House. | |
| 2017-07-28 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 480. (consideration: CR H6531-6538) | |
| 2017-07-28 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of S. 114 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. | |
| 2017-07-28 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 114. | |
| 2017-07-28 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | |
| 2017-07-28 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on S. 114, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the aye had prevailed. Mr. Roe(TN) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage until later in the legislative day. | |
| 2017-07-28 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6557-6558) | |
| 2017-07-28 | Floor | Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 0 (Roll no. 438).(text: CR H6531-6535) | |
| 2017-07-28 | Floor | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 0 (Roll no. 438). (text: CR H6531-6535) | |
| 2017-07-28 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2017-07-28 | Floor | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2017-07-31 | Floor | Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill. | |
| 2017-08-01 | NotUsed | Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Voice Vote.(text as Senate agree to the House amendment: CR S4686) | |
| 2017-08-01 | ResolvingDifferences | Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Voice Vote. (text as Senate agree to the House amendment: CR S4686) | |
| 2017-08-02 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2017-08-07 | President | Presented to President. | |
| 2017-08-07 | Floor | Presented to President. | |
| 2017-08-12 | BecameLaw | Signed by President. | |
| 2017-08-12 | President | Signed by President. |
Cosponsors: 3
In order of signing; an original cosponsor signed on introduction day. A withdrawal stays on the record, marked, never deleted.
| member | party | state | signed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democrat | PA | 2017-01-12 original | |
| Angus S. King, Jr. | Independent | ME | 2017-08-01 | |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME | 2017-08-01 |
Lobbying: 0 filings cite this bill
No lobbying filing in the years we collected cites this bill. That means we have not seen one, not that none exists; a filer may also describe a bill without a citation we can read. ‡ lobbying estimates
Money facing this bill
A giver's face is the list of subjects its organization lobbies Congress on, read from its own lobbying reports and spread by how often each subject comes up; a gift from someone who works there is spread the same way.
$411k
measureMoney facing a bill's subject that reached its sponsors, version 3
subjectArmed Forces and National Security
members counted4
members with a candidacy in 20184
this row as datathe stored row
This is money tied to the bill's subject, not money given for or against the bill. It shows what an organization lobbies on, not what position it takes, and no gift is tied to a bill.
The members it reached, and who gave it
- Robert P. Casey, Jr. cosponsor, Democrat-PA
$272k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$20k
REED SMITH LLP
organization as filedREED SMITH LLP
employer as filedREED SMITH LLP
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$11k
PIASECKI AIRCRAFT CORP
organization as filedPIASECKI AIRCRAFT CORP
employer as filedPIASECKI AIRCRAFT
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$11k
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
organization as filedJOHNSON & JOHNSON
employer as filedJOHNSON & JOHNSON
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Dean Heller sponsor, Republican-NV
$88k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$13k
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE
organization as filedFRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE
employer as filedFRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$8,752
SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION
organization as filedSIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION
employer as filedSIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$4,814
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
organization as filedSTARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
employer as filedSTARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Angus S. King, Jr. cosponsor, Independent-ME
$35k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$8,100
ATLAS ENERGY
organization as filedATLAS ENERGY
employer as filedATLAS ENERGY, L.P.
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$3,214
MARTIN'S POINT HEALTH CARE
organization as filedMARTIN'S POINT HEALTH CARE
employer as filedMARTINS POINT HEALTH CARE
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$2,303
GENERAL DYNAMICS
organization as filedGENERAL DYNAMICS
employer as filedGENERAL DYNAMICS
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
- Susan M. Collins cosponsor, Republican-ME
$16k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Filed$2,545
NAVATEK
organization as filedNAVATEK
employer as filedNAVATEK, LTD
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$1,941
LOCKHEED MARTIN
organization as filedLOCKHEED MARTIN
employer as filedLOCKHEED MARTIN
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Registered$1,620
CASH DEPOT, LTD.
organization as filedCASH DEPOT, LTD.
employer as filedCASH DEPOT
where the face comes froma public register's industry code
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed
The organizations are each member's three largest on this subject. A group of organizations is shown by name only after a person has reviewed it.
Money facing a bill's subject that reached its sponsors, version 3 · ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible ‡ lobbying estimates
Votes: 2 roll calls tied to this bill by the chambers' own documents
Tallies are the chambers' own published numbers. ‡ votes, not motives
| date | chamber | question | result | yeas | nays | record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-24 | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Failed | 219 | 186 | the chamber's document |
| 2017-07-28 | house | On Passage | Passed | 414 | 0 | the chamber's document |
Coverage: bills are loaded for Congresses 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119. We have not collected a Congress missing from that list, so its bills do not show here even though they exist. Lobbying citations cover the LDA years we collected; votes cover the loaded roll-call files. ‡ correlation, not purchase ‡ lobbying estimates ‡ votes, not motives