House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 8, 2017
- Committee actionMar 9, 2017
- Passed HouseMar 30, 2017 · 229–193
- 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. 1431.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017” on March 28, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on March 9, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52540
- CBO publication date
- March 28, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1431, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1431
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-63 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on March 27, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 27, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/63
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1431, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1431
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2775dc2386f1b6fd49f8e20c9591b813e1c6ef395ef45251ac1ce4ccf5651588
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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. LUCAS, 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 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 295 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1431, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1431
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2775dc2386f1b6fd49f8e20c9591b813e1c6ef395ef45251ac1ce4ccf5651588
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1431, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
28 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 28 cosponsors (4%) 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), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Bill Posey (R-FL), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Randy Weber (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Lucas.
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.