House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 28, 2017
- Committee actionDec 12, 2017
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 27, 2018 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 814.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3588.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3588, RED SNAPPER Act” on March 16, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 13, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 16, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53661
- CBO publication date
- March 16, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3588, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3588
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 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. 115-1047 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on November 27, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 27, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/1047
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3588, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3588
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- 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 Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 128, July 28, 2017, Page H6579):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States of AmericaSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 82 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3588, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3588
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c4d3437a83cfa53608fb551f52593ee5c4a6662a789644447d3d3575701bd219
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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
12 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 12 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2996 (115th) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reform Act of 2017
- H.R. 2023 (115th) Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017
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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.