House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act

H.R. 1399Introduced Mar 7, 2017Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Paul Cook R-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 7, 2017
Committee actionJun 27, 2017
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 11, 2017 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1399.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1399, American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act” on December 8, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 27, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 8, 2017 ↗
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December 8, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1399, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-455 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 11, 2017.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 11, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 1399, 115th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1399
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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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. COOK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 39, March 7, 2017, Pages H1594-H1595):
Article I, Section 8
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H.R. 1399, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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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

31 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 31 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Culberson (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), James Himes (D-CT), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), David McKinley (R-WV), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), David Roe (R-TN), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Scott Tipton (R-CO), David Valadao (R-CA), Mimi Walters (R-CA), Randy Weber (R-TX) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Cook.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-8 district

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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.