House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 11, 2017
- Committee actionJul 13, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 25, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 26, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3178.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3178, Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017” on July 24, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on July 13, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52969
- CBO publication date
- July 24, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3178, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3178
- 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. 115-254 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on July 25, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 25, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/254
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3178, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3178
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f39314eb6674d308ee17fdc9d49ec8508311cf706a5a8244714e26e11aee24e4
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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. BRADY of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 116, July 11, 2017, Page H5433):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 11, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 239 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3178, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3178
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f39314eb6674d308ee17fdc9d49ec8508311cf706a5a8244714e26e11aee24e4
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3178, last updated April 7, 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
10 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 10 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Michael Burgess (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Sander Levin (D-MI), Richard Neal (D-MA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH), Greg Walden (R-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Brady.
- H.R. 1 (115th) An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
- H.J.Res. 42 (115th) Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.
- H.R. 4318 (115th) Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018
- H.R. 3823 (115th) Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017
- H.Res. 1019 (115th) Raising a question of the privileges of the House pursuant to article I, section 7, of the United States Constitution.
- H.R. 6933 (115th) Equal Treatment of Public Servants 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.