House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Prior Approval Reform Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 17, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 17, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2101.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AMODEI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 67, April 17, 2017, Page H2808):Amendment 1: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 17, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 285 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2101, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2101
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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.
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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
28 cosponsors — 28 Republicans
0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Garret Graves (R-LA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Pete Olson (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), David Roe (R-TN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Ed Royce (R-CA), John Shimkus (R-IL), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Steve Womack (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Amodei.
- H.R. 1107 (115th) Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act
- H.R. 6299 (115th) Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2018
- H.R. 520 (115th) National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act
- H.R. 5347 (115th) Lyon County Economic Development and Environmental Remediation Act
- H.R. 877 (115th) Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act
- H.R. 521 (115th) Protection from Insurance Exchange Monopolies Act
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.