House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 2017
- Committee actionOct 12, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 28, 2017 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 315.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1645.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017” on November 2, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 12, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 2, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53280
- CBO publication date
- November 2, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1645, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1645
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-425 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on November 28, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/425
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1645, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1645
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2cf137609905d206acfe7b49c74b1961acddeefc0b97f0096494ab92c008a815
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SINEMA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 49, March 21, 2017, Page H2287):Article I. Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 21, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1645, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1645
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2cf137609905d206acfe7b49c74b1961acddeefc0b97f0096494ab92c008a815
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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
15 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 3 Democrats
12 of 15 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.
John Delaney (D-MD), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Bill Foster (D-IL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), J. Hill (R-AR), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Luke Messer (R-IN), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Ann Wagner (R-MO).
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.