House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Veterans Expanded Trucking Opportunities Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Rob Woodall R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 18, 2017
- Committee actionJun 23, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 26, 2017 · 409–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 27, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2547.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2547, Veterans Expanded Trucking Opportunities Act of 2017” on June 21, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 24, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 21, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52841
- CBO publication date
- June 21, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2547, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2547
- 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. 115-190 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 23, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 23, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/190
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2547, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2547
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
497d7fc420c59dd5b7370b9c512219d622d01899b1aeb7b74ba0f552fc266b33
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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. WOODALL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 86, May 18, 2017, Page H4359):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically the power to provide for the general Welfare of the United States and establish Post Offices and post Roads.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 18, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 177 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2547, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2547
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
497d7fc420c59dd5b7370b9c512219d622d01899b1aeb7b74ba0f552fc266b33
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Thomas Massie (R-KY).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rob Woodall.
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- H.Res. 280 (115th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1694) to require additional entities to be subject to the requirements of section 552 of…
- H.Res. 348 (115th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 953) to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water…
- H.Res. 48 (115th) Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 3) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States…
- H.Res. 504 (115th) Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3354) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and…
- H.Res. 553 (115th) Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 71) establishing the congressional budget for the United States…
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.