House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Protecting American Jobs Act

H.R. 1722Introduced Mar 24, 2017Policy area: Labor and Employment

Sponsor: Rep. Austin Scott R-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 24, 2017
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 24, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1722.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 52, March 24, 2017, Page H2444):
Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 1722, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 11, 2025
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September 21, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 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

37 cosponsors — 37 Republicans

0 of 37 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tom Graves (R-GA), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Jody Hice (R-GA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Steve King (R-IA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Billy Long (R-MO), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Pete Olson (R-TX) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-8 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.