House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Committee actionMar 8, 2017
- Passed HouseMar 22, 2017 · 236–175
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 23, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1101.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-43 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on March 17, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 17, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/43
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1101, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1101
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 28, February 16, 2017, Page H1303):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States), Clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes), and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 16, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 405 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1101, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1101
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
62db28b3e28f9692db7537fbe7af7e4f67163e3056f028c5b49aa1be563b61b9
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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
37 cosponsors — 36 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 37 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Mike Bost (R-IL), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Faso (R-NY), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Luke Messer (R-IN), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), David Roe (R-TN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), David Rouzer (R-NC), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Jason Smith (R-MO), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and 7 more.
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.