House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 23, 2017
- Committee actionOct 4, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 15, 2018 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 423.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2603.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2603, SAVES Act” on November 14, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 4, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 14, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53321
- CBO publication date
- November 14, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2603, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2603
- 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. 115-562 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on February 15, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 15, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/562
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2603, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2603
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
47f5ba5e4ede86fb41be1949d0ca16ca91db459c3076ad43cbc252e078603f8a
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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. GOHMERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 89, May 23, 2017, Page H4504):Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 23, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 29 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2603, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2603
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
47f5ba5e4ede86fb41be1949d0ca16ca91db459c3076ad43cbc252e078603f8a
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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 — 27 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 28 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Ron Estes (R-KS), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Steve King (R-IA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Pete Olson (R-TX), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Steve Womack (R-AR), Ted Yoho (R-FL).
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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.