House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Strengthening Security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 24, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 27, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2621.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THORNBERRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 90, May 24, 2017, Page H4569):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress ``to provide for the common Defence'', ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain a Navy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' as enumerated in Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 343 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2621, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2621
- 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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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
15 cosponsors — 15 Republicans
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jim Banks (R-IN), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Paul Cook (R-CA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Austin Scott (R-GA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Michael Turner (R-OH), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
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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.