House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Committee actionMar 22, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 22, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 23, 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. 1188.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1188, Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017” on April 6, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 22, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52580
- CBO publication date
- April 6, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1188, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1188
- 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. 115-142 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 22, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 22, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/142
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1188, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1188
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3b10314aafda79e8abc040ac59d922b2967d7210bb18f0069bf4ff3e1ab01716
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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. SENSENBRENNER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 28, February 16, 2017, Page H1306):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1Source: 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. 1188, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1188
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3b10314aafda79e8abc040ac59d922b2967d7210bb18f0069bf4ff3e1ab01716
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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
8 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 8 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Ken Calvert (R-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), David Young (R-IA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. F. Sensenbrenner.
- H.R. 510 (115th) Rapid DNA Act of 2017
- H.R. 6896 (115th) United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2018
- H.R. 1689 (115th) Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 7164 (115th) To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.
- H.R. 2899 (115th) Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2017
- H.R. 5335 (115th) To make technical amendments to update statutory references to provisions reclassified to title 34, United States Code.
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.