House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-7
Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act
Became law on Feb 28, 2017.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 5, 2017
- Committee actionJan 24, 2017
- Passed HouseJan 10, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateFeb 14, 2017 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentFeb 16, 2017
- Became lawFeb 28, 2017
Latest action: Feb 28, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-7.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 321.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 321, Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act” on January 31, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on January 24, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 31, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52397
- CBO publication date
- January 31, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 321, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/321
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. COMSTOCK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 3, January 5, 2017, Page H183):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall 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 January 5, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 295 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 321, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/321
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). 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
68 cosponsors — 52 Republicans, 15 Democrats, 1 independent
16 of 68 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Mike Bost (R-IL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Doug Collins (R-GA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Culberson (R-TX), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Charles Dent (R-PA), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), H. Griffith (R-VA), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), J. Hill (R-AR), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Will Hurd (R-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX) and 38 more.
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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.