House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 7, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 7, 2017 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2820.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SUOZZI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 97, June 7, 2017, Page H4702):Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 303 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2820, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2820
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 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 August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2820, last updated August 11, 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
25 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 11 Democrats
14 of 25 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Anthony Brown (D-MD), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), John Faso (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), J. Hill (R-AR), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Tom Reed (R-NY), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Peter Roskam (R-IL), John Shimkus (R-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Suozzi.
- H.R. 6064 (115th) To rename the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge as the Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge.
- H.Res. 1070 (115th) Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
- H.R. 3843 (115th) Close Official Acts Loophole Act of 2017
- H.Res. 328 (115th) Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2736 (115th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish free and comprehensive mental health care to…
- H.R. 3514 (115th) Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail Designation 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.