House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

CPI-E Act of 2017

H.R. 1251Introduced Feb 28, 2017Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor: Rep. John Garamendi D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 28, 2017
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 27, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1251.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARAMENDI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 35, February 28, 2017, Page H1393):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 28, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 1251, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 11, 2025
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September 21, 2026
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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.

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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

53 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 51 Democrats

2 of 53 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), James Langevin (D-RI), Al Lawson (D-FL), David Loebsack (D-IA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN) and 23 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Garamendi.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-3 district

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