House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
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Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseFeb 6, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 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. 387.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. YODER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 5, January 9, 2017, Page H236):Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 345 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 387, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/387
- 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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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 August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 387, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
138 cosponsors — 84 Republicans, 52 Democrats, 1 independent, 1 other
53 of 138 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Justin Amash (L-MI), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Dave Brat (R-VA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Chris Collins (R-NY), Doug Collins (R-GA), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) and 108 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Yoder.
- H.R. 5613 (115th) Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act
- H.R. 3162 (115th) Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018
- H.R. 5894 (115th) Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019
- H.R. 6776 (115th) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019
- H.R. 3632 (115th) PACE Act
- H.R. 5983 (115th) Kelsey Smith 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.