House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Act of 2017
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 18, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 19, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2545.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. TORRES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 86, May 18, 2017, Page H4359):Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 18, 2017 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2545, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2545
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
21 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 13 Democrats
8 of 21 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Jack Bergman (R-MI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Tom Cole (R-OK), Paul Cook (R-CA), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Denny Heck (D-WA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), David Valadao (R-CA), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Norma Torres.
- H.Res. 145 (115th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America.
- H.R. 3101 (115th) Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017
- H.R. 4506 (115th) Jobs for Tribes Act
- H.Res. 944 (115th) Expressing solidarity with and sympathy for the people of Guatemala after the June 3, 2018, eruption of the Fuego Volcano.
- H.R. 4485 (115th) Savanna's Act
- H.Con.Res. 50 (115th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
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.