House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

HONEST Act

H.R. 1430Introduced Mar 8, 2017Policy area: Environmental Protection

Where it went

IntroducedMar 8, 2017
Committee actionMar 9, 2017
Passed HouseMar 29, 2017 · 228–194
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 30, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1430.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017” on March 29, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 29, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 29, 2017 ↗
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March 29, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1430, 115th Congress
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September 8, 2026
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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. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 40, March 8, 2017, Page H1949):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 8, 2017 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1430, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). 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

29 cosponsors — 28 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 29 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.

Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Joe Barton (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Bill Posey (R-FL), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Randy Weber (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-21 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.