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: Feb 17, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1179.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RICE of South Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 28, February 16, 2017, Page H1305):Article I, Section 8, Clause ISource: 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. 1179, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1179
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 1179, 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
65 cosponsors — 65 Republicans
0 of 65 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Paul Cook (R-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Kay Granger (R-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN), Sam Johnson (R-TX) and 35 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Rice.
- H.R. 1551 (115th) Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act
- H.R. 3097 (115th) Holding SSA Employees Accountable Act
- H.R. 6291 (115th) Efficient Drug Disposal Act of 2018
- H.R. 2276 (115th) Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2017
- H.R. 3153 (115th) Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017
- H.R. 6458 (115th) National Organ Transplant Act Amendments of 2018
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.