House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 2017
- Committee actionOct 4, 2017
- Passed HouseNov 1, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 15, 2018 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1488.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1488, Indiana Dunes National Park Act” on October 20, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 4, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 20, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53223
- CBO publication date
- October 20, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1488, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1488
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
137a976a0d15fec3b54146b2246ac2d6c1758ee98ce893e5917bdbcafbb929e2
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-350 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on October 19, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 19, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/350
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1488, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1488
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
137a976a0d15fec3b54146b2246ac2d6c1758ee98ce893e5917bdbcafbb929e2
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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. VISCLOSKY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 41, March 9, 2017, Pages H2020-H2021):Clause 3 Section 8 of Article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 9, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1488, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1488
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
137a976a0d15fec3b54146b2246ac2d6c1758ee98ce893e5917bdbcafbb929e2
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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
9 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 2 Democrats
7 of 9 cosponsors (78%) are from the other party.
Jim Banks (R-IN), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), André Carson (D-IN), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN), Luke Messer (R-IN), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Jackie Walorski (R-IN).
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.