House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act

H.R. 1635Introduced Mar 20, 2017Policy area: Education

Where it went

IntroducedMar 20, 2017
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseSep 5, 2018 · 406–4
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 6, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1635.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GUTHRIE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 48, March 20, 2017, Page H2241):
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 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

24 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 24 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), David Roe (R-TN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), David Valadao (R-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Kevin Yoder (R-KS).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brett Guthrie.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky in Congress · KY-2 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.