House joint resolution · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-20
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Interior relating to "Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska".
Became law on Apr 3, 2017.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseFeb 16, 2017 · 225–193
- Passed SenateMar 21, 2017 · 52–47
- To the PresidentMar 27, 2017
- Became lawApr 3, 2017
Latest action: Apr 3, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-20.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 69.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 21, February 7, 2017, Page H1087):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 289 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 69, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/69
- 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.
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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Don Young.
- H.R. 3398 (115th) REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act
- H.R. 1417 (115th) National Law Enforcement Museum Exhibits Act
- H.R. 219 (115th) Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act
- H.R. 220 (115th) To authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 228 (115th) Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017
- H.R. 200 (115th) Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management 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.