House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-195
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 28, 2017
- Committee actionMay 2, 2017
- Passed HouseOct 11, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 12, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJun 22, 2018
- To the PresidentJun 27, 2018
- Became lawJul 7, 2018
Latest action: Jul 7, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-195.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2229.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2229, All Circuit Review Act” on July 18, 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, July 18, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52932
- CBO publication date
- July 18, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2229, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2229
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2229, All Circuit Review Act” on February 23, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on February 14, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 23, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53611
- CBO publication date
- February 23, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2229, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2229
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c16407a37398eb7ed1b13bc0154a5d08d8d4e91040ac09c7bdf1ee829f937ae9
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 115-229 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 12, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/229
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2229, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2229
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c16407a37398eb7ed1b13bc0154a5d08d8d4e91040ac09c7bdf1ee829f937ae9
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CUMMINGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 73, April 28, 2017, Page H2972):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States grants the Congress the power to enact this law.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 121 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2229, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2229
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c16407a37398eb7ed1b13bc0154a5d08d8d4e91040ac09c7bdf1ee829f937ae9
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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings.
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- H.R. 702 (115th) Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017
- H.R. 653 (115th) Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 1376 (115th) Electronic Message Preservation Act of 2017
- H.R. 5545 (115th) Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2018
- H.Con.Res. 38 (115th) Recognizing the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks during Women's History Month.
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.