House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-43
Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
Became law on Jun 30, 2017.
Sponsor: Rep. David Young R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2017
- Committee actionMar 8, 2017
- Passed HouseMar 22, 2017 · 406–6
- Passed SenateMay 24, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJun 20, 2017
- To the PresidentJun 27, 2017
- Became lawJun 30, 2017
Latest action: Jun 30, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-43.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1238.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1238, Securing our Agriculture and Food Act” on March 14, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 8, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 14, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52498
- CBO publication date
- March 14, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1238, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1238
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. 115-42 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on March 16, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 16, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/42
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1238, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1238
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2d6c5813cad530f70bcfe5caabe89d85da24f868e386fac9024b13562ba138e9
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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. YOUNG of Iowa, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 35, February 28, 2017, Page H1392):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 66 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1238, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1238
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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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.