House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 4, 2017
- Committee actionJun 27, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 26, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 27, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2370.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2370, Escambia County Land Conveyance Act” on July 20, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 27, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 20, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52940
- CBO publication date
- July 20, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2370, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2370
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. 115-236 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 20, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 20, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/236
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2370, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2370
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9c2535ce35c0a03c03cf6e798ad3431271e474979526e8f731a2b245920ef8c1
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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. GAETZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 77, May 4, 2017, Page H4179):Article IV, Section III, Clause IISource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 4, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 34 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2370, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2370
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9c2535ce35c0a03c03cf6e798ad3431271e474979526e8f731a2b245920ef8c1
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
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
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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.