House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2017
- Committee actionApr 4, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 23, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 6, 2018 — Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 303.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1809.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1809, Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017” on May 1, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 4, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 1, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52677
- CBO publication date
- May 1, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1809, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1809
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 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. 115-111 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on May 4, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 4, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/111
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1809, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1809
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4bc919af649aafb3135b4101286a5269d5144a5a1971d9de227ae86fab5f0ebd
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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. LEWIS of Minnesota, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 56, March 30, 2017, Page H2600):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 30, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1809, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1809
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4bc919af649aafb3135b4101286a5269d5144a5a1971d9de227ae86fab5f0ebd
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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
23 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 14 Democrats, 1 independent
14 of 23 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Roe (R-TN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Robert Scott (D-VA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jason Lewis.
- H.R. 6964 (115th) Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018
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- H.R. 2040 (115th) Defense Spending Accountability Act
- H.R. 5578 (115th) PAID Act of 2018
- H.R. 2930 (115th) Drone Innovation Act of 2017
- H.R. 4336 (115th) College Completion and Success 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.