House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 6, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 25, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 354.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BLACK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 4, January 6, 2017, Page H195):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 169 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 354, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/354
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b806d0ffd123047b82a4049fa458ef88dbe04345181438b95c569cb1f5645c40
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 354, last updated August 11, 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
147 cosponsors — 146 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 147 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doug Collins (R-GA), James Comer (R-KY), K. Conaway (R-TX), Paul Cook (R-CA) and 117 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Diane Black.
- H.J.Res. 43 (115th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health…
- H.Con.Res. 71 (115th) Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary…
- H.R. 1628 (115th) American Health Care Act of 2017
- H.R. 3727 (115th) ITAM Act
- H.R. 644 (115th) Conscience Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 400 (115th) Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
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.