House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2017
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 29, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 30, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3148.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NOLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 112, June 29, 2017, Page H5378):Article 1, Sec. 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 29, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 27 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3148, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3148
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
24 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 21 Democrats
3 of 24 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Val Demings (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Tim Ryan (D-OH), David Scott (D-GA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Peter Visclosky (D-IN), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Nolan.
- H.R. 1026 (115th) North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
- H.R. 3115 (115th) Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017
- H.R. 1350 (115th) To modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 48 (115th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of…
- H.R. 1789 (115th) No Government No Pay Act of 2017
- H.Res. 363 (115th) Supporting a Federal, publically funded universal school meal and nutrition program.
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.