House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Committee actionApr 27, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2017 · 271–143
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 22, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 115.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 115, Thin Blue Line Act” on May 8, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 27, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 8, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52705
- CBO publication date
- May 8, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 115, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/115
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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. 115-116 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 11, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 11, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/116
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 115, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/115
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3fa77d4b008bf561dce625fa809b648d0d35d39b069bf5e3f7474b6403a49313
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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. BUCHANAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 1, January 3, 2017, Page H49):Article 1, 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. 115, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/115
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3fa77d4b008bf561dce625fa809b648d0d35d39b069bf5e3f7474b6403a49313
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
21 cosponsors — 21 Republicans
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), K. Conaway (R-TX), John Duncan (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), John Katko (R-NY), Brian Mast (R-FL), Michael McCaul (R-TX), David McKinley (R-WV), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Ted Poe (R-TX), Bill Posey (R-FL), Tom Reed (R-NY), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Steve Russell (R-OK), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Glenn Thompson (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan.
- H.R. 6756 (115th) American Innovation Act of 2018
- 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
- H.R. 111 (115th) Support Our Start-Ups 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.