House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-322
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 3, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 10, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 6, 2018 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2018
- Became lawDec 17, 2018
Latest action: Dec 17, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-322.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1861.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RENACCI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 57, April 3, 2017, Page H2629):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powersSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1861, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1861
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
04ac99dd80c6e1f349ae6a798190d5ea99a42fd7fef632232dc0847ae867d00c
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1861, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
294 cosponsors — 150 Republicans, 143 Democrats, 1 independent
143 of 294 cosponsors (49%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and 264 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.