House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 27, 2017
- Committee actionSep 13, 2017
- Passed HouseNov 13, 2017 · 396–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 14, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3071.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3071, Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2017” on October 4, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 13, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 4, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53178
- CBO publication date
- October 4, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3071, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3071
- 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. 115-402 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on November 8, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 8, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/402
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3071, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3071
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8a10e76ab5adcc081ccf4ba06a7562acf0542eb147b512e74086c9c4401d543d
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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. CARTER of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 110, June 27, 2017, Page H5232):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 which grants to the Congress power to make all laws which sall 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 in any department of officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 27, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 298 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3071, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3071
- 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
13 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 13 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Culberson (R-TX), John Delaney (D-MD), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jody Hice (R-GA), James Himes (D-CT), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Peter Welch (D-VT).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Carter.
- H.R. 4431 (115th) Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act
- H.R. 72 (115th) GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017
- H.R. 494 (115th) Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
- H.R. 5483 (115th) Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018
- H.R. 5582 (115th) Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018
- H.R. 6733 (115th) Know the Cost Act of 2018
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.