House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Committee actionOct 4, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 6, 2017 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 328.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1148.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1148, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017” on October 23, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 4, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 23, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53236
- CBO publication date
- October 23, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1148, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1148
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-444 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on December 6, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/444
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1148, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1148
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
303b5b114486b20809525faffafe067d67a9a360e46cff2c7ba23c5479def2c1
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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. GRIFFITH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 28, February 16, 2017, Page H1304):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 16, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 124 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1148, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1148
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
303b5b114486b20809525faffafe067d67a9a360e46cff2c7ba23c5479def2c1
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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
177 cosponsors — 89 Republicans, 87 Democrats, 1 independent
88 of 177 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN) and 147 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Griffith.
- H.R. 446 (115th) To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
- H.R. 447 (115th) To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
- H.R. 5812 (115th) CONNECTIONS Act
- H.R. 5801 (115th) Medicaid PARTNERSHIP Act
- H.R. 2880 (115th) Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act
- H.R. 1038 (115th) Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
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.