House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act

H.R. 1644Introduced Mar 21, 2017Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedMar 21, 2017
Committee actionMar 29, 2017
Passed HouseMay 4, 2017 · 419–1
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 4, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1644.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1644, Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act” on April 24, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 29, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 24, 2017 ↗
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April 24, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1644, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-98 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on April 28, 2017.
Source: Congress.gov, reported April 28, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 1644, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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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. ROYCE of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 49, March 21, 2017, Page H2287):
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States
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H.R. 1644, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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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

23 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 23 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Ami Bera (D-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Sam Johnson (R-TX), William Keating (D-MA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Mimi Walters (R-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ted Yoho (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ed Royce.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-39 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.