House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Norton D-DCWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Committee actionFeb 28, 2017
- Passed HouseMar 7, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 8, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1174.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1174, Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2017” on March 7, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 28, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52475
- CBO publication date
- March 7, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1174, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1174
- 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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-24 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 7, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/24
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1174, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1174
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fe1398098d85442965662b0c7f5b270200c839c3f20d6ecc81faae8683764e99
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. NORTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 28, February 16, 2017, Page H1305):clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 16, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1174, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1174
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fe1398098d85442965662b0c7f5b270200c839c3f20d6ecc81faae8683764e99
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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
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Henry Johnson (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Norton.
- H.R. 2989 (115th) Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission Act
- H.R. 2897 (115th) To authorize the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Director of the National Park Service to enter into cooperative management…
- H.Con.Res. 69 (115th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.
- H.R. 1003 (115th) District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act
- H.R. 1291 (115th) Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- H.R. 2418 (115th) Pay Equity for All 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.