House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Foods and Beverages from Government Attack Act of 2017
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 20, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 24, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1632.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DesJARLAIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 48, March 20, 2017, Page H2241):Article I, Section 8, To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with Indian Tribes;Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 20, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 118 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1632, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1632
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). 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
12 cosponsors — 12 Republicans
0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Tom Cole (R-OK), John Duncan (R-TN), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Luke Messer (R-IN), Bill Posey (R-FL), David Roe (R-TN), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Jason Smith (R-MO).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott DesJarlais.
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- H.R. 500 (115th) Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act
- H.R. 1338 (115th) Horse Protection Amendments Act
- H.R. 1018 (115th) CFPB Constitutional Reform Act of 2017
- H.R. 6911 (115th) To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prohibit the enforcement of certain policies of homeowners associations regarding real…
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.