House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 8, 2017
- Committee actionJul 12, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 15, 2018 · 239–142
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 18, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2851.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2851, Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017” on September 26, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 12, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53146
- CBO publication date
- September 26, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2851, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2851
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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: H. Rept. 115-713 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on June 8, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 8, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/713
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2851, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2851
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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. KATKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 98, June 8, 2017, Page H4820):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 8, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2851, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2851
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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
75 cosponsors — 66 Republicans, 7 Democrats, 2 independents
8 of 75 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chris Collins (R-NY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), John Curtis (R-UT), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), John Faso (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Karen Handel (R-GA), Andy Harris (R-MD) and 45 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Katko.
- H.R. 3731 (115th) Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018
- H.R. 5729 (115th) Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018
- H.R. 46 (115th) Fort Ontario Study Act
- H.R. 876 (115th) Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017
- H.R. 1309 (115th) TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017
- H.R. 2132 (115th) Traveler Redress Improvement Act of 2017
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.