House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. John Duncan R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 2, 2017
- Committee actionMar 15, 2018
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 15, 2018 — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1339.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 37, March 2, 2017, Page H1531):Article 1, Section 8--this bill regulates Commerce among the several states. Amendment V--the bill assures that citizens' liberty and property (their businesses and livelihood)are not deprived, that the government does not take property (market share, potential for profit and livelihood) without just compensation. Amendment X--Nothing in the Constitution authorizes the Federal government to do anything other than those things enumerated (coin money, enter into treaties, conduct a Census - - - which are inherently governmental). Thus, under Amendment X, the right to carry out commercial activities is reserved to the people.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 2, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 630 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1339, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1339
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1339, last updated December 5, 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
19 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Rod Blum (R-IA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jody Hice (R-GA), Jason Lewis (R-MN), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Tim Walberg (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Duncan.
- H.R. 3469 (115th) To designate the bridge located in Blount County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly known as "Bridge 2") as the "Dean Stone…
- H.Res. 35 (115th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to automated external defibrillator (AED) education in the Nation's schools
- H.R. 73 (115th) Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2017
- H.R. 1568 (115th) Transportation and Logistics Hiring Reform Act of 2017
- H.R. 860 (115th) HEALTHIER Act of 2017
- H.R. 3009 (115th) Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2017
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.