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 23, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2166.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOHMERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 71, April 26, 2017, Page H2897):Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution sets forth the power of appropriations and states that ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In addition, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 states that ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States. . . .'' Also, Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12 and 13 states that Congress shall have power ``to raise and support Armies . . .'' and ``to provide and maintain a Navy.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 26, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 574 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2166, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2166
- 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. 2166, 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
29 cosponsors — 29 Republicans
0 of 29 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Earl Carter (R-GA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Karen Handel (R-GA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Steve King (R-IA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Mark Meadows (R-NC), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Pete Olson (R-TX), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Bill Posey (R-FL), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Roger Williams (R-TX), Robert Wittman (R-VA), Kevin Yoder (R-KS), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
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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.