House joint resolution · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-23
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.
Became law on Apr 13, 2017.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseFeb 16, 2017 · 230–188
- Passed SenateMar 30, 2017 · 51–50
- To the PresidentApr 5, 2017
- Became lawApr 13, 2017
Latest action: Apr 13, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-23.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 43.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BLACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 15, January 30, 2017, Page H746):This legislation is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; whereby the Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 412 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 43, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/43
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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
147 cosponsors — 144 Republicans, 1 Democrat, 1 independent, 1 other
1 of 147 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doug Collins (R-GA), James Comer (R-KY) and 117 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Diane Black.
- H.Con.Res. 71 (115th) Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary…
- H.R. 1628 (115th) American Health Care Act of 2017
- H.R. 3727 (115th) ITAM Act
- H.R. 354 (115th) Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2017
- H.R. 644 (115th) Conscience Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 400 (115th) Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities 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.