House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan Hunter R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 23, 2017
- Committee actionMay 24, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 13, 2018 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 796.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2593.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2593, Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017” on October 13, 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, October 13, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53203
- CBO publication date
- October 13, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2593, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2593
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. 115-1017 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on November 13, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 13, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/1017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2593, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2593
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- 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. HUNTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 89, May 23, 2017, Page H4503):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 23, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 52 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2593, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2593
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Peter DeFazio (D-OR), John Garamendi (D-CA), Bill Shuster (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Duncan Hunter.
- H.R. 1726 (115th) Coast Guard Improvement and Reform Act of 2017
- H.R. 788 (115th) Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
- H.R. 2518 (115th) Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017
- H.R. 6175 (115th) Maritime Safety Act of 2018
- H.R. 1212 (115th) BRAVE Act of 2017
- H.R. 5358 (115th) DRIVE-Safe Act
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.