House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Stacey Plaskett D-VIWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 8, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 22, 2017 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4418-4419)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2404.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PLASKETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 79, May 8, 2017, Page H4186):Article I, Section 8 and Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution. ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 8, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 102 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2404, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2404
- 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.
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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
39 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 37 Democrats
2 of 39 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Anthony Brown (D-MD), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Danny Davis (D-IL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stacey Plaskett.
- H.R. 4446 (115th) To amend the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act to extend the expiration date of the Commission, and for other…
- H.R. 4731 (115th) To extend the retained use estate for the Caneel Bay resort in St. John, United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4782 (115th) Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018
- H.R. 187 (115th) Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2017
- H.R. 191 (115th) Hire A Hero Act of 2017
- H.J.Res. 91 (115th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding Presidential election voting rights for residents of all United…
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.