House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 26, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 2, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2157.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BRAT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 71, April 26, 2017, Page H2897):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: ``The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 26, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 330 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2157, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2157
- 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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2157, 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
22 cosponsors — 22 Republicans
0 of 22 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Garret Graves (R-LA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jody Hice (R-GA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), David McKinley (R-WV), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Pete Olson (R-TX), Gary Palmer (R-AL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dave Brat.
- H.R. 5889 (115th) Recognizing Early Childhood Trauma Related to Substance Abuse Act of 2018
- H.R. 247 (115th) Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017
- H.R. 4340 (115th) American LAWS Act
- H.J.Res. 119 (115th) Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 1753 (115th) Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2017
- H.R. 6195 (115th) Protect Kids and Parents 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.