House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedAug 4, 2017
- Committee actionMay 8, 2018
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 22, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3642.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3642, Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act” on May 10, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 10, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53848
- CBO publication date
- May 10, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3642, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3642
- 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. 115-683 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 18, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 18, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/683
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3642, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3642
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b9a475f08580b20db71d716dc6e30a5a1176e59d39e978659228bc5d168f45e6
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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. BARR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 133, August 4, 2017, Page H6589):Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 4, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 64 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3642, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3642
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b9a475f08580b20db71d716dc6e30a5a1176e59d39e978659228bc5d168f45e6
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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
74 cosponsors — 48 Republicans, 25 Democrats, 1 independent
26 of 74 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Chris Collins (R-NY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), John Delaney (D-MD), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), John Faso (R-NY), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Jody Hice (R-GA), James Himes (D-CT), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH) and 44 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andy Barr.
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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.