House joint resolution · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-17
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.
Became law on Mar 31, 2017.
Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Brady R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseFeb 15, 2017 · 236–189
- Passed SenateMar 14, 2017 · 51–48
- To the PresidentMar 21, 2017
- Became lawMar 31, 2017
Latest action: Mar 31, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-17.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 42.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BRADY of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 15, January 30, 2017, Page H746):Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution to ``provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 42, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/42
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dbbe069340cec5eb3a13b955afccb31508950433f3b510d52bae3d1db12cee38
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 December 5, 2025). 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
35 cosponsors — 35 Republicans
0 of 35 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Jody Hice (R-GA), George Holding (R-NC), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Tom Reed (R-NY), Tom Rice (R-SC), Keith Rothfus (R-PA), David Rouzer (R-NC), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Austin Scott (R-GA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Pete Sessions (R-TX) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Brady.
- H.R. 1 (115th) An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
- H.R. 4318 (115th) Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018
- H.R. 3823 (115th) Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017
- H.R. 3178 (115th) Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017
- H.Res. 1019 (115th) Raising a question of the privileges of the House pursuant to article I, section 7, of the United States Constitution.
- H.R. 6933 (115th) Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2018
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.