House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 5, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 5, 2017 — Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Eshoo. Petition No: 115-1. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/115/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0001.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 305.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ESHOO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 3, January 5, 2017, Page H182):Article I, Sections 4 and 8 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 5, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 47 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 305, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/305
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
13232ff07a5e0be674b45ccb398879d31d3a66ca591f314940cc1c56574b318e
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 noteOn 4/5/2017, a motion was filed to discharge the Committees on Ways and Means and Oversight and Government Reform from the consideration of H.R. 305. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 115-1: text with signatures.)Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 305, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/305
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
13232ff07a5e0be674b45ccb398879d31d3a66ca591f314940cc1c56574b318e
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 305, last updated December 5, 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
175 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 171 Democrats, 1 other
4 of 175 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN) and 145 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo.
- H.R. 306 (115th) Energy Efficient Government Technology Act
- H.R. 4800 (115th) Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018
- H.R. 6880 (115th) Election Day Holiday Act of 2018
- H.R. 6085 (115th) PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2018
- H.R. 6987 (115th) TRUE Fees Act of 2018
- H.R. 3010 (115th) Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene 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.