House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 13, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 187.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PLASKETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 1, January 3, 2017, Page H51):Article IV, Section 3 provides that the Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belong to the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 190 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 187, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/187
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a306408ce3093a24f781604d796c124ef190e7acd11245e4665f1e8892c25d9
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 August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 187, last updated August 11, 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
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stacey Plaskett.
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- H.R. 4731 (115th) To extend the retained use estate for the Caneel Bay resort in St. John, United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2404 (115th) Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2017
- H.R. 4782 (115th) Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018
- H.R. 191 (115th) Hire A Hero Act of 2017
- H.J.Res. 91 (115th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding Presidential election voting rights for residents of all United…
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.