House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-104
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
Became law on Jan 8, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Wm. Clay D-MOWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 5, 2017
- Committee actionJun 27, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 26, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2017 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 27, 2017
- Became lawJan 8, 2018
Latest action: Jan 8, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-104.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1927.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1927, African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017” on July 17, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 27, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52922
- CBO publication date
- July 17, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1927, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1927
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 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. 115-241 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 24, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/241
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1927, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1927
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 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. CLAY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 59, April 5, 2017, Page H2754):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 5, 2017 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1927, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1927
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 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
72 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 68 Democrats
4 of 72 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Val Demings (D-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Garret Graves (R-LA), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and 42 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Wm. Clay.
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- H.R. 3072 (115th) Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017
- H.R. 5454 (115th) Correct the Census Count Act
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- H.R. 7172 (115th) To make technical amendments to chapter 3084 of title 54, United States Code, to correct references to the African American Civil Rights…
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.