House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 22, 2017
- Committee actionMay 3, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 17, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 3, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1677.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1677, Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017” on May 10, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 3, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 10, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52712
- CBO publication date
- May 10, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1677, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1677
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1677, Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2018” on October 17, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on October 3, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 17, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54590
- CBO publication date
- October 17, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1677, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1677
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
772e13a296c69874db06b004f086c5154165fe03a743b87f004ef0f62f837e48
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-115 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 3, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/115
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1677, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1677
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
772e13a296c69874db06b004f086c5154165fe03a743b87f004ef0f62f837e48
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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. ENGEL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 50, March 22, 2017, Page H2349):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 22, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 52 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1677, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1677
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
772e13a296c69874db06b004f086c5154165fe03a743b87f004ef0f62f837e48
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
108 cosponsors — 51 Republicans, 56 Democrats, 1 independent
51 of 108 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Karen Bass (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), John Delaney (D-MD), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Foster (D-IL) and 78 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.