House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 16, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1178.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. POSEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 28, February 16, 2017, Page H1305):Article I, Section 8, Clause 4Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 16, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1178, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1178
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e764999594212cdbd221a0f706896c8058e7c686336f1c869508b2c75c38305b
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1178, last updated August 11, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
59 cosponsors — 59 Republicans
0 of 59 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Tom Graves (R-GA), H. Griffith (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and 29 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Posey.
- H.R. 5346 (115th) Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act
- H.R. 2570 (115th) Mortgage Fairness Act of 2017
- H.R. 4464 (115th) Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017
- H.R. 564 (115th) Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017
- H.R. 2721 (115th) Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2017
- H.R. 2469 (115th) Seismic Moratorium 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.