House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Johnson R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 16, 2017
- Committee actionJun 7, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 12, 2017 · 402–1
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 28, 2018 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-505.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2457.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2457, J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act of 2017” on June 13, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 7, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 13, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52813
- CBO publication date
- June 13, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2457, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2457
- 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. 115-176 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 12, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 12, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/176
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2457, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2457
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 84, May 16, 2017, Page H4223):Article 1 Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 16, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2457, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2457
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3ec3cfcc20b7c8c9206d4046e253686e447cfcb14fc807c7884b74ea0dcdd07a
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Johnson.
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.