House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

U.S. Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society Recognition Act of 2017

H.R. 2279Introduced May 1, 2017Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Where it went

IntroducedMay 1, 2017
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 1, 2017 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2279.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. TSONGAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 74, May 1, 2017, Page H3004):
Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 1, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 2279, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 11, 2025
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September 21, 2026
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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

18 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 16 Democrats

2 of 18 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), John Garamendi (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), William Keating (D-MA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Austin Scott (R-GA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Timothy Walz (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Niki Tsongas.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-3 district

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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.