House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2017
- Committee actionMay 2, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 28, 2017 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 193.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2195.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2195, OSC Access Act” on May 23, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 2, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 23, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52756
- CBO publication date
- May 23, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2195, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2195
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. 115-268 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 28, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/268
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2195, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2195
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8f5972785abdf09a56dfd849c244c1bb46fb3849a45d0e20d5e90ff290119a2c
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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. BLUM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 72, April 27, 2017, Page H2942):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 27, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2195, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2195
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8f5972785abdf09a56dfd849c244c1bb46fb3849a45d0e20d5e90ff290119a2c
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Jackie Speier (D-CA).
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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.