House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Johnson R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 28, 2017
- Committee actionMay 3, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 25, 2017 · 368–51
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 5, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1761.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1761, Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017” on May 22, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 3, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52750
- CBO publication date
- May 22, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1761, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1761
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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. 115-137 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 22, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 22, 2017 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/137
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1761, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1761
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. JOHNSON of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 54, March 28, 2017, Page H2517):Aticle I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1761, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1761
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Ted Poe (R-TX), David Roe (R-TN), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Claudia Tenney (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Johnson.
- H.R. 2457 (115th) J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act of 2017
- H.R. 3392 (115th) Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act
- H.R. 6346 (115th) WHOLE Act of 2018
- H.R. 3593 (115th) Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act
- H.R. 3133 (115th) SEA Act of 2017
- H.R. 4170 (115th) Disclosing Foreign Influence Act
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.