House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 15, 2017
- Committee actionMar 28, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 10, 2018 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 829.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1552.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1552, FOCA Act” on April 10, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 28, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 10, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52617
- CBO publication date
- April 10, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1552, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1552
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
373a05fa9364439d66bdfc83116a885a3adfd32a65af462845a3ddef491167ad
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-1068 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on December 10, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 10, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/1068
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1552, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1552
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
373a05fa9364439d66bdfc83116a885a3adfd32a65af462845a3ddef491167ad
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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. ROSS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 45, March 15, 2017, Page H2083):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 15, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1552, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1552
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
373a05fa9364439d66bdfc83116a885a3adfd32a65af462845a3ddef491167ad
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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
101 cosponsors — 99 Republicans, 1 independent, 1 other
0 of 101 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), John Culberson (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Ron Estes (R-KS), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), John Faso (R-NY), Bill Flores (R-TX) and 71 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.