House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Holding SSA Employees Accountable Act

H.R. 3097Introduced Jun 28, 2017Policy area: Social Welfare

Sponsor: Rep. Tom Rice R-SC

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 28, 2017
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 12, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3097.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RICE of South Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 111, June 28, 2017, Page H5296):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.
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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

57 cosponsors — 57 Republicans

0 of 57 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Paul Cook (R-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Kay Granger (R-TX), Garret Graves (R-LA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Jody Hice (R-GA), David Joyce (R-OH) and 27 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Rice.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress · SC-7 district

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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.