House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-49
To remove the sunset provision of section 203 of Public Law 105-384, and for other purposes.
Became law on Aug 18, 2017.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJan 30, 2017 · 388–0
- Passed SenateAug 3, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 7, 2017
- Became lawAug 18, 2017
Latest action: Aug 18, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-49.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 374.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BEUTLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 5, January 9, 2017, Page H235):The power of Congress to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 183 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 374, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/374
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
61f8ed746709709dda9183bcb4e65ec8a044ff8f9ce8d13287549730619238d5
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
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
5 of 5 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Mike Thompson (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler.
- H.R. 5317 (115th) To repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands.
- H.R. 1318 (115th) Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018
- H.R. 2083 (115th) Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act
- H.R. 4656 (115th) Fishing and Small Vessel Relief Act
- H.R. 1571 (115th) Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act
- H.R. 3209 (115th) Protecting Military Honor 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.