House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-342
Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
Became law on Dec 21, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Gus Bilirakis R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2017
- Committee actionJun 7, 2017
- Passed HouseFeb 26, 2018 · 394–7
- Passed SenateDec 12, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 19, 2018
- To the PresidentDec 21, 2018
- Became lawDec 21, 2018
Latest action: Dec 21, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-342.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1222.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1222, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017” on September 26, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 7, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53138
- CBO publication date
- September 26, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1222, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1222
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1222, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017” on August 9, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on July 25, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54360
- CBO publication date
- August 9, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1222, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1222
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- 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. 115-329 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 15, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/329
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1222, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1222
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. BILIRAKIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 34, February 27, 2017, Page H1355):This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2017 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 105 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1222, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1222
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
28 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 14 Democrats
14 of 28 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Chris Collins (R-NY), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), H. Griffith (R-VA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), David Loebsack (D-IA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
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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.