House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Committee actionNov 2, 2017
- Passed HouseMar 6, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 26, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 673.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1132.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act” on November 21, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 2, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 21, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53337
- CBO publication date
- November 21, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1132, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1132
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. 1132, Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act” on October 24, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 26, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 24, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54624
- CBO publication date
- October 24, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1132, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1132
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e76079ea692cebfd87539aa793c9f98c5d8d000cfe65a0b24c90649d3bd804a6
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: S. Rept. 115-387 ↗; H. Rept. 115-439 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 26, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/387
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/439 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1132, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1132
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e76079ea692cebfd87539aa793c9f98c5d8d000cfe65a0b24c90649d3bd804a6
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUCK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 28, February 16, 2017, Page H1304):Clause 1, Section 8, of Article I of the United States Constitution, which states ``The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts, and provide for the common Defense and General Welfare of the United States; but all Duties and Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 16, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 352 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1132, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1132
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e76079ea692cebfd87539aa793c9f98c5d8d000cfe65a0b24c90649d3bd804a6
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
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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.