House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Hearing Protection Act of 2017
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 6, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 367.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 5, January 9, 2017, Page H235):With this Resolution, Congress is defending the 2nd Amendment prerogative to keep and bear arms. The legislation protects the hearing of those who choose to pursue their rights under the 2nd Amendment without undue government burden. Also, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 gives Congress the right to lay and collect taxes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 321 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 367, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/367
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 December 5, 2025). 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
166 cosponsors — 162 Republicans, 3 Democrats, 1 independent
3 of 166 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chris Collins (R-NY) and 136 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Duncan.
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- H.R. 844 (115th) Terrorist Deportation Act of 2017
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.