House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-84
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 23, 2017
- Committee actionJul 19, 2017
- Passed HouseOct 11, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 6, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 8, 2017
- Became lawNov 17, 2017
Latest action: Nov 17, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-84.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3031.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3031, TSP Modernization Act of 2017” on August 16, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 19, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 16, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53016
- CBO publication date
- August 16, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3031, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3031
- 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: H. Rept. 115-343 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on October 10, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 10, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/343
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3031, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3031
- 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. CUMMINGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 108, June 23, 2017, Page H5139):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution (general welfare clause).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 23, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 90 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3031, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3031
- 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
8 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 6 Democrats
2 of 8 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings.
- H.R. 2229 (115th) All Circuit Review Act
- H.R. 702 (115th) Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017
- H.R. 653 (115th) Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 1376 (115th) Electronic Message Preservation Act of 2017
- H.R. 5545 (115th) Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2018
- H.Con.Res. 38 (115th) Recognizing the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks during Women's History Month.
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.