House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
FILCCA of 2017
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 2, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 25, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1342.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HARRIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 37, March 2, 2017, Page H1531):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4 of the United States Constitution which grants Congress the authority to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 2, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 225 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1342, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1342
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 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 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
28 cosponsors — 28 Republicans
0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), K. Conaway (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jody Hice (R-GA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Steve King (R-IA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Scott Perry (R-PA), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Tom Rice (R-SC), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Mark Sanford (R-SC), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andy Harris.
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- H.R. 3391 (115th) Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2017
- H.R. 7304 (115th) To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Border Wall Bonds, and for other purposes.
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.