House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 25, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 25, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2721.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. POSEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 91, May 25, 2017, Page H4609):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution. Amendment 16 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 25, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 153 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2721, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2721
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2721, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
10 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 10 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Dave Brat (R-VA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), John Delaney (D-MD), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Posey.
- H.R. 5346 (115th) Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act
- H.R. 2570 (115th) Mortgage Fairness Act of 2017
- H.R. 4464 (115th) Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017
- H.R. 564 (115th) Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017
- H.R. 1178 (115th) SAFE for America Act
- H.R. 2469 (115th) Seismic Moratorium 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.