House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
Sponsor: Rep. Tom McClintock R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 28, 2017
- Committee actionSep 27, 2018
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 27, 2018 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 815.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3608.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3608, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act” on November 7, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 27, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 7, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54661
- CBO publication date
- November 7, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3608, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3608
- 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. 115-1048 ↗. 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/1048
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3608, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3608
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McCLINTOCK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 128, July 28, 2017, Page H6579):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, ``The Property Clause,'' which confers on Congress the power to make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the property belonging to the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 225 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3608, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3608
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fc28cddfbc63026ee8d033dbfece286466fe4bfcc09322f4e0e77182f8a1ca0b
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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
22 cosponsors — 22 Republicans
0 of 22 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Ron Estes (R-KS), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Scott Perry (R-PA), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Scott Tipton (R-CO).
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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.