House joint resolution · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsor: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 5, 2018 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 128.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 22, February 5, 2018, Page H784):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 5, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 824 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 128, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/128
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen.
- H.J.Res. 123 (115th) Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 143 (115th) Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 99 (115th) Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1301 (115th) Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018
- H.Con.Res. 104 (115th) Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1892.
- H.Con.Res. 116 (115th) Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1625.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.