House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Committee actionNov 29, 2017
- Passed HouseDec 6, 2017 · 231–198
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 7, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 38.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 38, Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017” on December 5, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 29, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 5, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53366
- CBO publication date
- December 5, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 38, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/38
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- 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. 115-433 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on December 4, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 4, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/433
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 38, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/38
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1f28fc2720d6e67655dd7369e10fa5105a118a47c3a776f421d195be0bea9a57
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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. HUDSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 1, January 3, 2017, Page H47):The 2nd Amendment, which states that ``A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 186 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 38, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/38
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1f28fc2720d6e67655dd7369e10fa5105a118a47c3a776f421d195be0bea9a57
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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
213 cosponsors — 209 Republicans, 3 Democrats, 1 independent
3 of 213 cosponsors (1%) 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), Joe Barton (R-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ted Budd (R-NC) and 183 more.
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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.