House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-87
FEMA Accountability, Modernization and Transparency Act of 2017
Became law on Nov 21, 2017.
Sponsor: Rep. Garret Graves R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 22, 2017
- Committee actionMar 29, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 2, 2017 · 419–0
- Passed SenateNov 13, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 15, 2017
- Became lawNov 21, 2017
Latest action: Nov 21, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-87.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1679.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1679, FEMA Accountability, Modernization and Transparency Act of 2017” on May 2, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 29, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 2, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52683
- CBO publication date
- May 2, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1679, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1679
- 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. 1679, FEMA Accountability, Modernization and Transparency Act of 2017” on August 7, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 26, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52996
- CBO publication date
- August 7, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1679, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1679
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3e01d412fd398a10c3ca1640d6357f84bff5da86ccff0a830db1ceae48fe8aee
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 115-107 ↗; S. Rept. 115-159 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 18, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/107
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/159 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1679, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1679
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3e01d412fd398a10c3ca1640d6357f84bff5da86ccff0a830db1ceae48fe8aee
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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. GRAVES of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 50, March 22, 2017, Pages H2349-H2350):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 22, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1679, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1679
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3e01d412fd398a10c3ca1640d6357f84bff5da86ccff0a830db1ceae48fe8aee
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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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.