House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-34
Modernizing Government Travel Act
Became law on May 16, 2017.
Sponsor: Rep. Seth Moulton D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 4, 2017
- Committee actionMar 15, 2017
- Passed HouseJan 10, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMay 2, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 4, 2017
- Became lawMay 16, 2017
Latest action: May 16, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-34.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 274.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 274, Modernizing Government Travel Act” on March 28, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 15, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52541
- CBO publication date
- March 28, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 274, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/274
- 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: S. Rept. 115-31 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on April 24, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/31
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 274, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/274
- 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. MOULTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H97):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
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- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 274, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/274
- 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
10 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 6 Democrats
4 of 10 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Cheri Bustos (D-IL), James Cooper (D-TN), Susan Davis (D-CA), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Will Hurd (R-TX), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Scott Peters (D-CA), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Eric Swalwell (D-CA).
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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.