House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2017
- Committee actionApr 5, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 22, 2017 · 371–30
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 23, 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. 1842.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1842, Strengthening Children’s Safety Act of 2017” on May 23, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 5, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 23, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52758
- CBO publication date
- May 23, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1842, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1842
- 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. 115-140 ↗. 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 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/140
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1842, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1842
- 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. RATCLIFFE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 56, March 30, 2017, Page H2601):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 30, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 37 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1842, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1842
- 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Ratcliffe.
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- H.R. 6443 (115th) Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act
- H.R. 240 (115th) Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act of 2017
- H.R. 239 (115th) Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017
- H.Res. 814 (115th) Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 76 (115th) Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017
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.