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 3, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 191.
- 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, Pages H51-H52):Article I Sections 7 and 8, All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives. The Congress shall have Power to Lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 191 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 191, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/191
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d687c181ff400dc43ff601a657f19d8ec6f53b7ea70b14dd599412d487664194
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. 191, 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stacey Plaskett.
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- 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. 187 (115th) Virgin Islands Visa Waiver 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.