House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-97
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
Became law on Dec 22, 2017.
Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Brady R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 2, 2017
- Committee actionNov 6, 2017
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2017 · 227–205
- Passed SenateDec 2, 2017 · 51–49
- Resolving differencesDec 13, 2017
- To the PresidentDec 21, 2017
- Became lawDec 22, 2017
Latest action: Dec 22, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-97.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Estimated deficits and debt under the Chairman’s amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” on November 8, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website of the House Committee on Ways and Means”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 8, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53297
- CBO publication date
- November 8, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1, a bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018” on November 13, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on November 9, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 13, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53312
- CBO publication date
- November 13, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ea110628479ed1c75695d87456e8f5ea0cfb43524f7d3665ad2b112b74747fbc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” on November 13, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on November 9, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 13, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53312
- CBO publication date
- November 13, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ea110628479ed1c75695d87456e8f5ea0cfb43524f7d3665ad2b112b74747fbc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Effects of legislation that would raise deficits by an estimated $1.5 trillion over the 2018-2027 period” on November 14, 2017. CBO’s description reads “Letter to the Honorable Steny H. Hoyer”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 14, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53319
- CBO publication date
- November 14, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ea110628479ed1c75695d87456e8f5ea0cfb43524f7d3665ad2b112b74747fbc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Cost Estimate for the Conference Agreement on H.R. 1” on December 16, 2017. CBO’s description reads “Letter to the Honorable Kevin Brady, Chair of the Conference Committee on H.R. 1, with the estimated budgetary effects of the conference agreement as posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on December 15, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 16, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53415
- CBO publication date
- December 16, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ea110628479ed1c75695d87456e8f5ea0cfb43524f7d3665ad2b112b74747fbc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Estimated Deficits and Debt Under the Conference Agreement of H.R. 1” on January 3, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As filed by the Conferees to H.R. 1 on December 15, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 3, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53437
- CBO publication date
- January 3, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ea110628479ed1c75695d87456e8f5ea0cfb43524f7d3665ad2b112b74747fbc
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 115-466 ↗; H. Rept. 115-409 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on November 14, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 14, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/466
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/409 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ea110628479ed1c75695d87456e8f5ea0cfb43524f7d3665ad2b112b74747fbc
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- 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. 178, November 2, 2017, Page H8444):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 2, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 72 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Sent to: Ways and Means CommitteeBills with a CBO estimateBills with a committee reportSee it in the Data Web
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1, last updated December 4, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
24 cosponsors — 24 Republicans
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), George Holding (R-NC), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Tom Reed (R-NY), David Reichert (R-WA), James Renacci (R-OH), Tom Rice (R-SC), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Paul Ryan (R-WI), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Jason Smith (R-MO), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH), Jackie Walorski (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Brady.
- H.J.Res. 42 (115th) Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.
- 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.