House joint resolution · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-4
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers".
Became law on Feb 14, 2017.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseFeb 1, 2017 · 235–187
- Passed SenateFeb 3, 2017 · 52–47
- To the PresidentFeb 6, 2017
- Became lawFeb 14, 2017
Latest action: Feb 14, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-4.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 41.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUIZENGA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 15, January 30, 2017, Page H746):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States--To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian TribesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 172 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 41, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/41
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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.
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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
33 cosponsors — 33 Republicans
0 of 33 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Ted Budd (R-NC), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), J. Hill (R-AR), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Peter King (R-NY), David Kustoff (R-TN), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Mia Love (R-UT), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), Bill Posey (R-FL), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Keith Rothfus (R-PA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Scott Tipton (R-CO), David Trott (R-MI), Ann Wagner (R-MO) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Huizenga.
- H.R. 1153 (115th) Mortgage Choice Act of 2017
- H.R. 477 (115th) Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017
- H.R. 6139 (115th) Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act
- H.R. 3131 (115th) Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
- H.R. 4248 (115th) To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4785 (115th) American Customer Information Protection Act
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.