House joint resolution · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-13
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Became law on Mar 27, 2017.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseFeb 7, 2017 · 234–190
- Passed SenateMar 9, 2017 · 50–49
- To the PresidentMar 16, 2017
- Became lawMar 27, 2017
Latest action: Mar 27, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-13.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 57.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROKITA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 17, February 1, 2017, Page H879):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 1, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 57, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/57
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
73fc78ded81dd7f91fcfc66de007e2444006b59495c2673229db9f908b8fc57c
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
13 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Todd Rokita.
- H.R. 986 (115th) Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017
- H.R. 1444 (115th) Voluntary Protection Program Act
- H.R. 352 (115th) State Health Flexibility Act of 2017
- H.R. 4915 (115th) SLAP Act of 2018
- H.R. 5012 (115th) Creating Real and Useful Middle-Class Benefits and Savings (CRUMBS) Act of 2018
- H.R. 4526 (115th) Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017
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.