House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-31

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017

H.R. 244Introduced Jan 4, 2017Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Became law on May 5, 2017.

Sponsor: Rep. Paul Cook R-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 4, 2017
Committee actionMar 21, 2017
Passed HouseFeb 13, 2017 · 409–1
Passed SenateMar 21, 2017 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesMay 3, 2017
To the PresidentMay 4, 2017
Became lawMay 5, 2017

Latest action: May 5, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-31.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 244.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017” on May 1, 2017. CBO’s description reads “House amendment to Senate amendment to H.R. 244”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 1, 2017 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52680
CBO publication date
May 1, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 244, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/244
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017” on May 9, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As Enacted (Public Law 115-31)”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 9, 2017 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52708
CBO publication date
May 9, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 244, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/244
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c593fc250da0e5c803174445d9896c34d4b3910689528e8357955626e5598839
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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. COOK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H96):
Article 1 Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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Statement length
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 244, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/244
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c593fc250da0e5c803174445d9896c34d4b3910689528e8357955626e5598839
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 committee report (as of April 21, 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

28 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 28 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.

Andy Barr (R-KY), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Will Hurd (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), David Joyce (R-OH), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Scott Peters (D-CA), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Todd Rokita (R-IN), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Mark Takano (D-CA), Norma Torres (D-CA), David Valadao (R-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Cook.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-8 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.