House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 21, 2017
- Committee actionApr 18, 2018
- Passed HouseJun 5, 2018 · 373–9
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 6, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2991.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2991, Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act” on May 11, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 18, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53864
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2991, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2991
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 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. 115-670 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on May 11, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/670
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2991, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2991
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
70daae1f38fc001f5091023e04ced8a89451e44431410bbeb9ca5c8d30398c74
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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. SMUCKER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 106, June 21, 2017, Page H5049):Clause 3 of Section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 21, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2991, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2991
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
70daae1f38fc001f5091023e04ced8a89451e44431410bbeb9ca5c8d30398c74
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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
17 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 17 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Charles Dent (R-PA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ), Tom Marino (R-PA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Keith Rothfus (R-PA), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Smucker.
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- H.R. 5153 (115th) USA Workforce Tax Credit Act
- H.R. 3888 (115th) Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2017
- H.R. 4703 (115th) Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2017
- H.R. 1971 (115th) Water Infrastructure Flexibility 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.