House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Susan Brooks R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 6, 2017
- Committee actionMay 18, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 25, 2017 · 415–3
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 5, 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. 1973.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1973, Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017” on May 22, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 18, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52751
- CBO publication date
- May 22, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1973, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1973
- 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. 115-136 ↗. 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/136
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1973, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1973
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
04185a91458fb4ddab845951723d7f758f591ac48f8db61486fc791bee7a9039
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 60, April 6, 2017, Page H2789):Artile I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this 'Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 295 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1973, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1973
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
04185a91458fb4ddab845951723d7f758f591ac48f8db61486fc791bee7a9039
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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
16 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 16 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Martha Roby (R-AL), David Roe (R-TN), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Jackie Walorski (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Susan Brooks.
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- H.R. 6378 (115th) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
- H.R. 5329 (115th) Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2018
- H.R. 7328 (115th) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
- H.Res. 249 (115th) Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th…
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.