House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
Sponsor: Rep. James Clyburn D-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Committee actionApr 27, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 27, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 25, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 391.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1135.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1135, a bill to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program” on May 26, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 27, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 26, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52772
- CBO publication date
- May 26, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1135, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1135
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 1135, an act to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program” on April 12, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 8, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 12, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53740
- CBO publication date
- April 12, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1135, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1135
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 115-157 ↗; S. Rept. 115-236 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 25, 2018 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/157
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/236 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1135, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1135
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. CLYBURN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 28, February 16, 2017, Page H1304):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 16, 2017 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1135, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1135
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
47 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 46 Democrats
1 of 47 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Anthony Brown (D-MD), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Val Demings (D-FL), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Al Green (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), James Himes (D-CT), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Al Lawson (D-FL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA) and 17 more.
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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.