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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jan 3, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 111.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUCHANAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 1, January 3, 2017, Page H49):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 111, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/111
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
33fbb7b9d03001b810dd68c5e94b064722cdb8a6656144aa2245f8b14d502509
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 111, last updated December 5, 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
5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Ron Kind (D-WI), James Renacci (R-OH), Steve Stivers (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan.
- H.R. 6756 (115th) American Innovation Act of 2018
- H.R. 115 (115th) Thin Blue Line Act
- H.R. 6720 (115th) Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2018
- H.R. 113 (115th) Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017
- H.R. 112 (115th) Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2017
- H.R. 253 (115th) Family First Prevention Services 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.