House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2017
- Committee actionMay 3, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 19, 2017 · 229–177
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 22, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1039.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1039, Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017” on May 8, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 3, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 8, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52701
- CBO publication date
- May 8, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1039, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1039
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-112 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 8, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 8, 2017 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/112
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1039, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1039
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ceb0f513ad699e408db95c971e1b017b44452f56fdb0a5b1971ca7ecf88ee4c9
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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. REICHERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 26, February 14, 2017, Page H1185):``The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States).''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 14, 2017 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 560 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1039, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1039
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ceb0f513ad699e408db95c971e1b017b44452f56fdb0a5b1971ca7ecf88ee4c9
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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 — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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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.