House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Meadows R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 24, 2017
- Committee actionNov 30, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 30, 2017 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2623.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2623, Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2017” on February 15, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 30, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 15, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53585
- CBO publication date
- February 15, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2623, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2623
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
df95938f2dd6865f41f8771a7b26895da22e75127606f7de60becf70603cb63f
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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. MEADOWS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 90, May 24, 2017, Page H4569):Article 1, Section I grants that ``All legislative Powers herin granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States . . .'' Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 grants that ``The Congress shall have Power to . . . Regulate Commerce . . . Among the several States . . .'' Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 grants that ``The Congress shall have Power To . . . Make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by [the] Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 589 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2623, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2623
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
df95938f2dd6865f41f8771a7b26895da22e75127606f7de60becf70603cb63f
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
14 cosponsors — 14 Republicans
0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dave Brat (R-VA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jody Hice (R-GA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Luke Messer (R-IN), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Bill Posey (R-FL), Mark Walker (R-NC).
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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.