House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Lloyd Smucker R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 28, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 29, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3888.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMUCKER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 156, September 28, 2017, Page H7636):Clause 3 Section 8 of Article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3888, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3888
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 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 August 11, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Sean Duffy (R-WI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), David Valadao (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Smucker.
- H.R. 1972 (115th) VA Billing Accountability Act
- H.R. 2991 (115th) Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act
- H.R. 2866 (115th) Reducing Unnecessary Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act
- H.R. 5153 (115th) USA Workforce Tax Credit Act
- H.R. 4703 (115th) Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2017
- H.R. 1971 (115th) Water Infrastructure Flexibility 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.